There is no patient of Coronavirus in the city so far, but the disease has already made its presence felt in the financial capital of the country. As the number of Coronavirus cases goes up to 59 in the country, many multinationals and IT companies in Mumbai have asked employees to work from home till further notice, or have split teams for work and cancelled seminars and conferences as a precautionary measure.

Some offices of MNCs in Delhi and Bangalore had issued travel restrictions and selective home quarantine, but work in Mumbai was in normal mode. This week, as the number of COVID-19 patients started increasing in the country, many MNCs and IT firms in Mumbai officially asked employees to work from home. A company related to technology, headquartered in Beijing, which runs a popular social media platform from its BKC office, has asked employees to work from home. The directives to this effect were orally communicated to them on Monday. "Our office is at G block in BKC. The company has instructed us to work from home till further notice. It is a precautionary measure to tackle the Coronavirus spread. We have around 350 employees here," said an employee.