The disease that started from Hubei province in China has now scattered across the globe, taking a strong grip in countries like South Korea, Italy and even Japan.
Even here in India, 34 people have been confirmed as COVID-19 positive, and there are fears that more people will fall victim to Coronavirus in such a densely populated country like India.
The virus has seen an even darker twist in Japan, with over 6000 infected people across the entire country. With the toll rising, more and more companies are looking at ways to minimise the accumulation of large groups together.
Many companies have cancelled their spring initiation programmes -- a ceremony for the new recruits this time around. Companies are also urging people to work from home until situations in Japan stabilise. However, some companies are taking this a step further.
According to a tweet, a company in Japan has sent a letter to its employees thanking them for their hard work and support in these troubled times. However, along with this letter was 30,000? Japanese Yen (around Rs 21,000) in cash.
The letter (first shared by Soranews24), when translated, states, ¡°New-type Coronavirus Countermeasure Support Funds.¡±
In the letter, the company has given reasons for providing the amount along with the letter. The company says you can use it to stock up on facemasks and hand sanitisers, especially since the shortage has resulted in the prices to hike or stock up on groceries, food etc.
It even suggests people to rent movies using the amount to make their stay indoors more enjoyable. So very cool and how thoughtful, right?
The coronavirus has caused several major conventions across the globe to get cancelled including the Mobile World Congress, Game Developer¡¯s Conference, Facebook¡¯s F8 Developer¡¯s conference and most recently, Google I/O. Many fear the next major event to be axed will be the 2020 Olympics, looking at Japan¡¯s situation with respect to the novel Coronavirus.