Credit Suisse orders HK staff  to work from home

Bloomberg

Credit Suisse Group SA has told its staff in Hong Kong not to come into the office for at least 14 days if they’ve just visited mainland China, according to a memo seen by Bloomberg News.
Employees who’ve visited the mainland in the past two weeks should discuss with their division manager and HR before returning to work after the 14-day office ban, the memo says. Anyone with fever or flu-like symptoms is required to work from home until a doctor certifies the person is well enough to return, it says, while non-essential business travel will also be curbed.
Two Hong Kong-based spokeswomen for the bank didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment onMonday, a public holiday. The Zurich-based bank had more than 45,000 employees worldwide at the end of 2018, according to its website. Hong Kong is its regional hub.
In the memo, the bank said the measures were “to safeguard our staff and clients” after Hong Kong’s decision to raise its reponse level to “emergency” to contain the spread of the novel
coronavirus.
, which is believed to have an incubation period of around 14 days.
The bank’s memo said the International Commerce Center tower, where it has its main offices, would be starting temperature checks as well.
The novel coronavirus began spreading in early December in Wuhan, in central China, and has since spread around the country and abroad. At least 80 people have died.