“Stay alert,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned as the government eased restrictions on movement.
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When Will Companies Let Workers Back Into the Office
Google, Facebook, Amazon, Capital One and others are extending work-from-home policies to September and sometimes far beyond.
Parents Nervously Return to Work in Italy. Children Are Still at Home.
Millions of Italians went back to the office this week. But with schools and day care closed and grandparents at risk, many feel the coronavirus has upended their futures as working parents.
Japan Needs to Telework. Its Paper-Pushing Offices Make That Hard.
The government says working remotely is crucial to halting the coronavirus, but a workplace culture of official seals, fax machines and face-to-face meetings hinders that effort.
Japan Declared a Coronavirus Emergency. Is It Too Late?
Some medical experts said the move amounted to a tacit admission that the approach the country had adopted for months was no longer working.
Facebook Is ‘Just Trying to Keep the Lights On’ as Traffic Soars in Pandemic
The social network is straining to deal with skyrocketing usage as its 45,000 employees work from home for the first time.
So We’re Working From Home. Can the Internet Handle It?
With millions of people working and learning from home during the pandemic, internet networks are set to be strained to the hilt.
Young, Confident and Flying, Virus Be Damned
For some people, a $50 plane ticket is too good a deal to pass up, even during a pandemic.
1,000 Workers, Go Home: Companies Act to Ward Off Coronavirus
In Europe, corporate emergency plans are forcing employees to work remotely, and other businesses are refining their protocols for when the illness arrives on their doorstep.