Corona Surge Rattles Top MNCS INNCR

Offices shut temporarily, staff told to work from home Ghaziabad bizman tests positive on return from Tehran

- Manali & Ajay Kumar

As the Paytm employee fights it out at the Capital’s Safdarjung Hospital and a fresh case of a businessman getting infected emerged on Thursday, nervous corporates in Delhi-NCR have started taking unprecedented measures to stave off the dreaded Coronavirus.

Companies such as Cognizant, Paytm and Wipro — which have offices in the region — have changed their work processes almost overnight.

While some have shut office operations and asked employees to work from home, others have put restrictions on domestic and international travel — especially to China, Iran, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea.

From disinfecting and sanitising office spaces to discouraging staff from conducting physical meetings and restricting the entry of outsiders in office premises — corporate houses are bracing for impact.