CBS News employees at its headquarters in New York City were sent home Wednesday afternoon after two employees reportedly tested positive for coronavirus.
2 NY-based CBS News employees have confirmed cases of coronavirus; "They have our full support, and those who worked closely with them have been asked to self-quarantine, and our NYC Broadcast Center is closed tonight in order for it to be cleaned," @NorahODonnell reports. pic.twitter.com/pgyXt57ye0— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) March 11, 2020
The company asked employees to work remotely for the rest of the week while the two affected Manhattan buildings are disinfected.
The two employees with the virus work in separate buildings, complicating the matter for the network, the Associated Press reported.
"CBS This Morning" will relocate to the network's Washington studios for its Thursday and Friday shows, according to the AP.
“We have begun planning for this possibility and want everyone to be assured that we’re taking all necessary measures,” CBS News President Suzan Zirinsky said in an email to employees, adding that staff who had contact with the affected employees should self-quarantine for 14 days, The New York Post reported.
“At this point, we anticipate the offices will be open Monday,” Zirinsky added.
CBS News Radio has also relocated to Washington, DC for the foreseeable future. A number of key NYC people are now in DC. Thursday mornings newscasts were anchored by Peter King, based in Orlando.
The Associated Press also announced it will permit employees to work at home if they are able, staggering the temporary new policy across its 250 worldwide offices. NBC News also says it will let some employees who work out of its New York offices to work remotely.
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