A Google employee at the company’s Zurich office has been tested positive for the virus, which causes the disease COVID-19.
As being reported, the California-based search giant emailed its employees on Friday to inform about the positive test of its employee.
The tech giant is further restricting its employee travel amid growing concerns of coronavirus outbreak.
Google’s spokesperson in a statement said: “We can confirm that one employee from our Zurich office has been diagnosed with the coronavirus. They were in the Zurich office for a limited time, before they had any symptoms. We have taken — and will continue to take — all necessary precautionary measures, following the advice of public health officials, as we prioritize everyone’s health and safety.”
While the identity and condition of the Google employee who tested positive for the coronavirus is not made public. According to Business Insider, that employee was not symptomatic while in the office.
As being reported, Google is preventing its employees from traveling to Iran, as well as two Italian regions where the corona virus is spreading, Lombardy and Veneto.
Adding more to it, from March 2, Google Company will also ban travel to South Korea and Japan.
Google has already prohibited travel to China unless employees are returning home, and all international travel over the next 90 days will require review.
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