<story><title>Twitter – “we are strongly encouraging all employees globally to work from home”</title><url>https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2020/keeping-our-employees-and-partners-safe-during-coronavirus.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>cylinder</author><text>I don&amp;#x27;t really see any reason why the US shouldn&amp;#x27;t already be on lockdown the way most of Asia is.</text></item><item><author>idnefju</author><text>That isn&amp;#x27;t the full sentence though, the sentence continues &amp;quot;if they’re able.&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;It further states&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; Working from home will be mandatory for employees based in our Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea offices due in part to government restrictions.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>lanstin</author><text>We like to wait until it is too late before taking steps.</text></comment>
<story><title>Twitter – “we are strongly encouraging all employees globally to work from home”</title><url>https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2020/keeping-our-employees-and-partners-safe-during-coronavirus.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>cylinder</author><text>I don&amp;#x27;t really see any reason why the US shouldn&amp;#x27;t already be on lockdown the way most of Asia is.</text></item><item><author>idnefju</author><text>That isn&amp;#x27;t the full sentence though, the sentence continues &amp;quot;if they’re able.&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;It further states&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; Working from home will be mandatory for employees based in our Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea offices due in part to government restrictions.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>Barrin92</author><text>because a lockdown doesn&amp;#x27;t necessarily slow down the spread by much (some epidemiologists suggested the Chinese lockdown only slowed the virus by 20% or so) while it has drastic effects on supply chains and the economy in the country. The trade-off is probably not worth it.&lt;p&gt;I can also be plain counterproductive by making people suspicious of authorities, with the result of sick people avoiding registering their infections or seeking help.</text></comment>