Google just took a dramatic step in response to the coronavirus outbreak

Google is stepping up its response to the coronavirus outbreak in China, confirming today that the search giant will temporarily shutter of all of its offices there as well as in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

The offices are actually already closed as a result of the Chinese Lunar New Year. Google, however, has decided those offices will remain closed indefinitely, part of a multi-faceted response to the virus from the company which has also included restricting its business travel to China and Kong. Finally, Google is pressing employees in the country to work from home for at least two weeks.

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