Twitter had already announced the suspension of 'non-critical' business travel and events last week.
In this file photo taken on July 10, 2019, the Twitter logo is seen on a phone in this photo illustration in Washington, DC.SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter staff across the world were asked to work from home starting Monday in an effort to stop the spread of the deadly new coronavirus epidemic.
The social media platform's decision to ask its staff to avoid the office follows similar requests by governments in virus hotspots. "Our goal is to lower the probability of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus for us - and the world around us."Working from home will be mandatory for employees at the company's South Korea, Hong Kong and Japan offices, Christie said.
More than half of the cases have been linked to the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a secretive religious group often described as a cult.
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