Google reportedly sent its Bangalore office employees home to work remotely after a worker there tested positive for COVID-19 and was put in quarantine (GOOG, GOOGL)

 

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• A Google employee based in Bangalore has tested positive for the coronavirus and is now in quarantine, CNBC reported Thursday.
• Google and property managers at the surrounding office park told employees to go home and work remotely, according to CNBC.
• In late February, a Google Zurich employee tested positive for the disease, leading the company to halt international travel, as first reported by Business Insider.
• The company also recommended all North America employees work remotely in an effort to limit the spread of the virus.
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An employee in Google's office in Bangalore, India, has tested positive for the coronavirus disease, COVID-19, and has been placed in quarantine, CNBC reported on Thursday.

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