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Siemens to roll out flexible working app for 100,000 staff

Staff worried about COVID-19 infections among fellow workers can also use a contact tracing feature on the app created under a partnership with U.S. software developer Salesforce.

It can also block desks in an area if information is received about a person suspected of having the virus, said Siemens, which already sells the app to external customers.

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U.S.companies fear workplace coronavirus precautions do not address airborne risk

Neal Mills,chief medical officer at healthcare benefits group Aon, began fielding questions last week about the WHO’s decision to investigate aerosol transmission, and said employers were slowing the return of remote workers back to their offices.

“They are doing due diligence around how are you going to reduce the transmission of the virus in light of the proposed aerosol nature of COVID-19,” Mills said.

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Google ties more work tools into Gmail, aiming to get ahead of Microsoft

Google has been trying for more than a decade to catch up with Microsoft Corp’s Office, which dominates the global market for corporate email and document-editing tools.

Both companies have been adding video-calling features and other collaboration tools to attract new business from companies operating from home during the pandemic.

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IRDAI forms panel to explore possibility of an “Indian Pandemic Risk Pool”, to address BI risks arising out of a Pandemic event

There is a need to examine long-term solutions to address the various risks which have been triggered by the current pandemic and offer protection in case of a future similar crisis.Some of the risks like Business Interruption losses without concurrent material damage loss,loss of employment would result in huge losses much beyond the capacity of government /insurers /reinsurers, said IRDAI.

The panel will examine the the need for setting up a Pandemic Risk Pool giving rationale for the same,recommend the structure and operating model for the Pool within eight weeks. .

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