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Covid in China: another Beijing district works from home in rapid clearance push
- Fangshan district follows Chaoyang in urging all but essential workers to avoid the office
- We must respond quickly to the fast transmission of the virus, city’s Communist Party boss says
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Work from home orders have been issued for a second district in Beijing as the Chinese capital aims for a swift “clearance” of coronavirus infections in the community.
Fangshan district followed Chaoyang’s lead, with employees of government agencies and state-owned companies told to avoid their offices and work from home on Saturday, a work day on the mainland.
“The order was implemented well. The city is quiet now,” Fangshan official Zhang Mingzhi said.
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“We inspected more than 40 office buildings and shops on Saturday morning and everybody was working at home except for some security guards and property management staff.”
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Employees of private companies were also encouraged to stay home, with only essential service personnel working as normal, albeit within a “closed loop” between home and office, the district government said on Friday night.
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