Google Bangalore worker tests positive for COVID-19

Second Google worker tests positive for Coronavirus

A report from TechCrunch today says that a 2nd Google worker, situated in Bangalore, has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus. This news comes just weeks when the first Google worker tested positive for the coronavirus in Google’s Zurich workplace.

Google has since asked all different workers in its Bangalore workplace to work from home today as a precaution. Over the past few days, Google has asked all workers in North America, Europe, {and several|and a number of different|and several other} other regions to work from home till a minimum of April 10 as a preventative measure to assist stem the flow of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

CNBC was able to access an internal email, in which Anand Rangarajan, director of engineering at Google, says:

The Googler shrunk the virus once traveling overseas, and was in the RMZ workplace on Mon, 9th March has not displayed any symptoms and passed the temperature screening.

A few hours later, the Googler felt unwell and determined to come back home. They were afterward screened at a government-authorized hospital, placed in a government quarantine, and today confirmed as being infected by COVID-19. We’ve been in reality with the Googler and area unit giving our support.

Rangarajan conjointly wrote that he can update all workers at the Bangalore workplace on whether to come back to figure by Sunday, March 15.