Businesses that *can* afford remote work should encourage it and perhaps even enforce it
Photo: Westend61/Getty Images/Westend61 There is still a lot we don’t know about COVID-19, but as the number of new cases declines in both China and South Korea, there are some lessons: Free and easy testing helps, as do quarantine procedures. Italy is currently in the midst of its own aggressive quarantining, having banned all public gatherings until April 3. Nearby European countries worry they may yet have to follow suit.
Nonetheless, the Trump administration has taken a dismissive approach, calling the coronavirus and its economic impact a “hoax” and “fake news,” while falsely promising a vaccination will be ready “soon.” In San Francisco and Seattle, cities that have seen significant community spread, some large corporations have asked employees to work remotely for the time being. Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter, and Amazon have committed to paying regular wages to hourly workers, despite a reduced demand for services during the outbreak. For many businesses, measures like these aren’t possible, and without paid sick leave, most of their employees will need to continue public work.
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