Allow employees with flu-like symptoms to work from home: Karnataka government to companies

In a bid to prevent the outbreak of the deadly Coronavirus, the Karnataka government has advised city-based companies to allow their employees to work from home if they have flu-like symptoms. "Those employees having flu-like symptoms may be allowed to work from home with the advice of standard hand hygiene and cough etiquette," the Health Department said in its advisory. The government also advised people to avoid travelling.