Apple, Google, and Amazon are among the largest global companies who have restricted travel or asked their employees to work remotely as a precaution against the novel coronavirus. Here's the full list.

  • Twitter, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and other major companies have restricted employee travel because of the coronavirus outbreak.

  • To safeguard employees from the outbreak, companies in Europe, Asia, and the US have started asking their employees to work from home as a precautionary measure.

  • As of Wednesday, there are about 121,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus, the majority of which is in China.

  • The COVID-19 virus has spread to more than 100 countries. There are currently around 750 confirmed cases of it in the US, including the people who were stranded on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan.

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The novel coronavirus has killed more than 4,000 people, as of Wednesday, and there are about 121,000 confirmed cases worldwide across in at least 81 countries, with six COVID-19 related deaths in the US.

As the coronavirus spreads across other parts of Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the US, major companies like Microsoft, Hitachi and Chevron are asking their workers to work remotely as a measure against the rapidly-spreading disease.

Similarly, major companies like Twitter, Apple, and Nestlé are restricting all non-essential business travel to keep the virus from spreading.

This is a developing story, check back for updates.

Google's Dublin office is working from home to over growing concerns about the coronavirus.

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google i/o

 

Kim Kulish/Corbis via Getty Images

Source: Business Insider


Google also shut down all its offices in China and stopped travel to mainland China temporarily.

google flights website
google flights website

 

dennizn/Shutterstock

Source: Business Insider


Amazon told Business Insider that it's restricting travel to and from China until further notice. Those who must travel have to work from home for two weeks after their trip.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics centre in Boves, France, November 5, 2019. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics centre in Boves, France, November 5, 2019. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

 

Reuters

Source: Business Insider


Amazon also asked employees in its Seattle headquarters to work from home for the rest of March. There have been 10 deaths from the virus in Washington state.

Seattle skyline
Seattle skyline

 

Chris Helgren/Reuters

Source: Business Insider


Amazon is also recommending that its New York and New Jersey employees work remotely, as there are 142 confirmed cases in New York state.

New York at night
New York at night

 

Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Source: Business Insider


Over in Austin, Texas, and in the Bay Area, Indeed told employees to from home until the end of March to be cautious of the virus.

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indeed, february 2012, bi, dng

 

Daniel Goodman / Business Insider

Source: Austin American-Statesman, Business Insider


Twitter announced that it's suspending all non-critical business travel and events, and it has told all of its employees to work remotely.

Jack Dorsey
Jack Dorsey

 

David Becker/Getty Images

Source: Twitter, Business Insider


Nestlé, the world's largest food company, halted international travel until the middle of March. Nestlé also said employees should try not to travel domestic either. Employees that have traveled to affected countries recently have been asked to stay home for two weeks.

A logo is pictured during the 152nd Annual General Meeting of Nestle in Lausanne, Switzerland April 11, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
A logo is pictured during the 152nd Annual General Meeting of Nestle in Lausanne, Switzerland April 11, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

 

Reuters

Source: CNN


Apple restricted all travel to China aside from "business-critical situations." Apple has also temporarily shut down all its stores and offices in China.

FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective masks wait for checking their temperature in an Apple Store, in Shanghai, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, February 21, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective masks wait for checking their temperature in an Apple Store, in Shanghai, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, February 21, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

 

Reuters

Source: Business Insider, Business Insider


CEO Tim Cook also recommended working remotely for employees that can do so in offices across the world.

Tim Cook
Tim Cook

 

Stephen Lam/Reuters

Source: Business Insider


Facebook's employees in China are working from home, and the company stopped all non-essential travel to the country. Facebook also pulled out of SXSW in Austin, Texas, over concerns about the outbreak.

FILE PHOTO: A Facebook logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
FILE PHOTO: A Facebook logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

 

Reuters

Source: Business Insider, Business Insider


Spotify CEO Daniel Ek asked all his employees to work from home for at least the next two weeks.

Spotify Daniel Ek
Spotify Daniel Ek

 

Getty

Source: The Hollywood Reporter


Airbnb's hosts and guests impacted by the coronavirus outbreak can cancel reservations without charges.

FILE PHOTO: A woman talks on the phone at the Airbnb office headquarters in the SOMA district of San Francisco, California, U.S., August 2, 2016.  REUTERS/Gabrielle Lurie/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A woman talks on the phone at the Airbnb office headquarters in the SOMA district of San Francisco, California, U.S., August 2, 2016. REUTERS/Gabrielle Lurie/File Photo

 

Reuters

Source: Business Insider


Airbnb also told its Bay Area employees to work from home for the next two weeks.

How to start an Airbnb
How to start an Airbnb

 

Casimiro PT/Shutterstock

Source: Business Insider


Glassdoor, also based in California, asked all of its employees to work from home until further notice.

glassdoor
glassdoor

 

Piotr Swat/Shutterstock

Source: Glassdoor.


LinkedIn is also asking Bay Area employees to work from home.

FILE PHOTO: The ticker symbol and trading information for LinkedIn Corp. is displayed on a screen  at the post where it is traded, before the start of trading, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 13, 2016.  REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: The ticker symbol and trading information for LinkedIn Corp. is displayed on a screen at the post where it is traded, before the start of trading, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 13, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

 

Reuters

Source: Business Insider


Ericsson, a Swedish telecom company, announced it will not attend the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona in February because of concerns about the coronavirus outbreak.

FILE PHOTO: An Ericsson logo is pictured at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Shanghai, China June 28, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: An Ericsson logo is pictured at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Shanghai, China June 28, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

 

Reuters

Source: Business Insider


LG also announced that it will not be at the conference because of concerns about the coronavirus outbreak.

FILE PHOTO: A man walks out of the headquarters of LG Display in Seoul, October 20, 2011.  REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A man walks out of the headquarters of LG Display in Seoul, October 20, 2011. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak/File Photo

 

Reuters

Source: Business Insider


Similarly, L'Oreal suspended travel anywhere until the end of March.

loreal show
loreal show

 

Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

Source: CNN


Unilever, a consumer goods company, restricted traveling around affected countries like northern Italy. As of Monday, Italy has reported more than 1,694 infections and 34 deaths.

FILE PHOTO: Unilever headquarters in Rotterdam, Netherlands August 21, 2018. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Unilever headquarters in Rotterdam, Netherlands August 21, 2018. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo

 

Reuters

Source: CNN, Business Insider


UniCredit, an Italian banking company, also banned travel company-wide ...

FILE PHOTO: A logo of UniCredit is seen in downtown Milan, August 18, 2014.   REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini
FILE PHOTO: A logo of UniCredit is seen in downtown Milan, August 18, 2014. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini

 

Reuters

Source: CNN


... and so has Prosus, an Amsterdam-based tech company.

Maurice van Tilburg, CEO of Euronext Amsterdam and Bob van Dijk, CEO of Naspers and Prosus Group pose at Amsterdam's stock exchange building as Prosus begins trading on the Euronext stock exchange in Amsterdam, Netherlands, September 11, 2019. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
Maurice van Tilburg, CEO of Euronext Amsterdam and Bob van Dijk, CEO of Naspers and Prosus Group pose at Amsterdam's stock exchange building as Prosus begins trading on the Euronext stock exchange in Amsterdam, Netherlands, September 11, 2019. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

 

Reuters

Source: CNN


A US agriculture company called Cargill also banned non-essential travel temporarily.

FILE PHOTO: A Cargill logo is pictured on the Provimi Kliba and Protector animal nutrition factory in Lucens, Switzerland, September 22, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A Cargill logo is pictured on the Provimi Kliba and Protector animal nutrition factory in Lucens, Switzerland, September 22, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

 

Reuters

Source: CNN


Nike temporarily closed its headquarters in Oregon and the Netherlands following the first US death from COVID-19 in the neighboring state of Washington and the confirmed infection of an employee at the Netherlands office.

FILE PHOTO: The Nike swoosh logo is seen outside the store on 5th Ave in New York, New York, U.S., March 19, 2019.   REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
FILE PHOTO: The Nike swoosh logo is seen outside the store on 5th Ave in New York, New York, U.S., March 19, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

 

Reuters

Source: The Street


The WPP Group, which is the world's largest advertising network, is also restricting travel and limiting large-scale in-person meetings because of the coronavirus.

The corporate logo of WPP is seen in this picture from 2018, obtained July 12, 2019. WPP/Handout via REUTERS       ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
The corporate logo of WPP is seen in this picture from 2018, obtained July 12, 2019. WPP/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

 

Reuters

Source: WPP


CNN is restricting domestic and international travel to keep the virus from spreading.

FILE PHOTO: The CNN logo stands outside the venue of the second Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidates debate, in the Fox Theater in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., July 30, 2019.    REUTERS/Brian Snyder
FILE PHOTO: The CNN logo stands outside the venue of the second Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidates debate, in the Fox Theater in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., July 30, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

 

Reuters

Source: Twitter


Microsoft told Forbes that it has asked all of its employees in China to work from home and cancel any non-essential travel.

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microsoft china

 

REUTERS/Stringer

Source: Business Insider


Microsoft is also encouraging employees in San Francisco, Seattle, South Korea, and Singapore to work from home.

Satya Nadella Microsoft
Satya Nadella Microsoft

 

Reuters

Source: Inc.


OMD, a media agency, temporarily closed its London office and asked everyone to work from home after an employee, who had recently had a connecting flight in Singapore, reported flu-like symptoms.

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coronavirus wfh

 

Nacho Doce/Reuters

Source: Campaign, BBC


A Chevron office, also in London, asked its several hundred employees to work from home after an employee was tested for coronavirus. "Our primary concern is the health and safety of our employees and we are taking precautionary measures to reduce their risk of exposure," the company said in a statement shared with Fortune.

Chevron is seen at the company's office in Caracas
Chevron is seen at the company's office in Caracas

 

Marco Bello / Reuters

Source: Fortune


Crossrail, a new company working on a new public transport system, located in the same building as OMD and Chevron in London, also asked employees to work from home.

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coronavirus

 

GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images

Source: BBC


Over in Tokyo, a Japanese cosmetic company called Shiseido told 8,000 employees to work from home because of growing concerns over the outbreak.

Shiseido Bangkok #Ultimune Launch Event on June 1, 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand
Shiseido Bangkok #Ultimune Launch Event on June 1, 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand

 

Brent Lewin/Getty Images for SHISEIDO

Source: Nikkei Asian Review


Dentsu, a prominent Japanese advertising agency, told all of its employees in the Tokyo headquarters to work from home after one employee tested positive for the virus.

Dentsu tokyo
Dentsu tokyo

 

REUTERS/Issei Kato

Source: Nikkei Asian ReviewReuters


NTT, a Japanese system integration company, encouraged 200,000 employees to work from home to keep the virus from spreading.

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ntt data corp

 

Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Source: Nikkei Asian Review


Japanese conglomerate Hitachi also allowed employees to work from home. The company had recently reported a fall in sales by 33% between April 2019 to December 2019 and the CFO said the outbreak "made it even more difficult" for global sales.

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GettyImages 115704065

 

TORU YAMANAKA / Getty Images

Source: Japan Times, FT


Over in China, about 60% of employees at Beijing Chuckong Technology, a game developing company, are currently working from home because of the outbreak.

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Coronavirus beijing

 

NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images

Source: The Globe and Mail


DDD Online is an augmented reality company in China where employees are currently working from home.

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coronavirus

 

Feature China/Barcroft Media/Getty Images

Source: The Globe and Mail


Tuputech, an image recognition company, also has its employees working remotely. Li Mingqiang, the chief executive told Globe and Mail that the "impact is huge" and that efficiency is down by 30% for hardware developers and designers.

Coronavirus quarantine US
Coronavirus quarantine US

 

Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images

Source: The Globe and Mail


Tencent, a Chinese video game company, has asked its staff in Mainland China to work from home.

Tencent
Tencent

 

Kim Kyung Hoon/Reuters

Source: CNN


Over in Singapore, an enterprise software company called Industrial and Financial Systems advised all of its employees to work from home indefinitely because of the virus.

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GettyImages 1198919999

 

Then Chih Wey/Xinhua/Getty

Source: Business Insider


Coinbase, a cryptocurrency exchange company, asked all its employees that think they're susceptible to the flu to work remotely.

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coinbase card

 

Coinbase

Source: Business Insider


Insider Inc. banned all non-essential business travel and is asking all employees to work from home as the virus continues to spread.

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Insider Inc cropped

 

Sarah Jacobs/Business Insider

Source: Insider Inc.


Insider Inc. is also requiring employees that are returning from Italy, China, Iran, and South Korea self-isolate and work from home for two weeks following their return.

Insider Inc NYC
Insider Inc NYC

 

Sarah Jacobs/Business Insider

Source: Insider Inc.

 

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