The Covid-19 crisis has now reached a new critical phase where public health systems need to act decisively to contain the growth in new epicenters outside China. Clearly, the main emphasis is and should be on containing and mitigating the disease itself.
The coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic is having a significant impact on business across the globe, including CPG and retail. IRI is closely tracking developments in our industry using our data sources (point-of-sale, loyalty, panel, e-commerce and social media) to help our clients understand the resulting changes in consumer and shopper behavior across categories, brands, channels and retailers in the areas affected by the virus.
Health and government officials are working together to maintain the safety, security, and health of the American people. Small businesses are encouraged to do their part to keep their employees, customers, and themselves healthy.
Talking to your employees about the coronavirus is no easy feat. It's hard to strike the right balance between informing staff of the facts and sharing the protective measures your business is taking without sowing fear or anxiety amongst an already tense workforce. Yet now is the time for resolute action, strong leadership, and clear communication.
With the impact of COVID-19 forcing event organisers around the globe to make the difficult decision to cancel long planned gatherings, the pressure is on to replicate the experience in ways that conform to guidance around social distancing. Can a digital conference ever match lively crowd participation and face-to-face networking?
Current perspectives on the coronavirus outbreak At the time of writing, there have been more than 160,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and more than 6,000 deaths from the disease. Older people, especially, are at risk (Exhibit 1). More than 140 countries and territories have reported cases; more than 80 have confirmed local transmission.
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare issued a Q&A with respect to the COVID-19 virus workplace contamination on February 7th, 2020, and the Q&A has been updated frequently. Currently, the country's main objective is to delay the widespread transmission of the COVID-19 virus and minimize the number of critically ill patients and death.
We designed our work from home policy to make sure that working from home is beneficial to our employees and company. This company work from home policy applies to all our employees who prefer working from home. Employees are allowed to work from home only if their job duties permit it.
This is the third major public emergency or crisis I have experienced in the past few years. Each is different, with lessons learned from the two earlier crises worth repeating.
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An Organization's Survival Guide to the COVID-19 Global Pandemic Part 1 This year is getting off to a rough start. COVID-19 is spreading quickly and fears are growing. Organizations are being forced to evaluate their processes, spend, and strategic plans. Events are being cancelled, stocks are nosediving, and sales are collapsing.
With us, you'll be able to confront, withstand and emerge stronger from a crisis. Crisis experts from across the PwC network provide you with a variety of solutions and insights-so you can understand, prioritise and address the crisis, build confidence with your stakeholders and take control of the situation.
Public authorities are taking decisive action to respond to the emerging health threat, leading the business community to reconsider the adequacy of their pandemic preparedness measures. This page brings together Global Deloitte insights to help businesses manage and mitigate the risk.
The U.S. Chamber has compiled CDC's coronavirus recommendations for businesses and workers across the country. We continue to encourage American businesses to follow data-based guidance from the CDC and state and local officials. Below, you'll find a sharable graphics based on the CDC's latest guidance for businesses and employees.
During the peak of the Ebola crisis, the recovery process in Africa was not going according to plan. Failure after sobering failure forced BCG's Shalini Unnikrishnan to recognize that they had approached the crisis from the wrong direction.
The COVID-19 outbreak poses significant and evolving challenges for our communities, corporations, governments and regulators. The humanitarian cost to our communities is vast and the economic impact to businesses and financial markets remains uncertain. Each of our clients will face their own unique challenges as they focus on both the safety of their people and the continuity of their operations.
The most common symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are recent onset of: new continuous cough and/or high temperature For most people, coronavirus (COVID-19) will be a mild infection if you have symptoms of coronavirus infection (COVID-19), however mild, do not leave your home for 7 days from when your symptoms started.
This company policy includes the measures we are actively taking to mitigate the spread of coronavirus. You are kindly requested to follow all these rules diligently, to sustain a healthy and safe workplace in this unique environment. It's important that we all respond responsibly and transparently to these health precautions.
For businesses, the twin exigencies are the welfare of their employees and how to work and survive through the crisis. This has brought remote working front and center, like never before, both for the safety of employees and business continuity. Global tech giants Twiter, Google and Microsoft are either demanding or advising their employees to work remotely.
The way you communicate these changes to your team matters. Because, when it comes to public health, you don't want to underreact, but you don't want to overreact either. Inform the staff about the precautionary measures that your company is taking and provide clear guidelines so that employees protect themselves and the workplace.