An employee may have been exposed to the virus
Over 1,000 employees at the Dublin offices of Indeed have been told to work from home amid concerns of coronavirus.
The recruitment firm said that one of its employees in Singapore who visited Dublin recently may have been exposed to the virus.
It says this is after one of its workers in Singapore "may have been exposed to coronavirus" after their family members visited a facility caring for a coronavirus patient.
In a statement, the company says:
"The health and safety of our employees is Indeed’s chief concern. One of Indeed's employees in Singapore may have been exposed to coronavirus after their family members visited a facility caring for a coronavirus patient. While there are no confirmed cases of infection, out of an abundance of caution for the health and safety of our employees, we have asked all employees in Singapore, along with anyone who has recently visited our Singapore offices, to work from home until February 17. Since some employees who visited Singapore have recently visited our Sydney and Dublin offices, we are asking all employees in the Dublin and Sydney offices to work from home until we have received confirmation. Business continues uninterrupted across the globe."
The company employs over 9,000 worldwide.
It comes as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Britain has doubled with four more people testing positive bringing the number to 8.
Across Europe, there are 14 cases in Germany, 11 in France, three cases in Italy, and one each in Belgium, Finland, Spain, and Sweden.
There are no confirmed cases of the virus in Ireland.
