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Today in coronavirus news that is tech related they started out suggesting all

workers stay home but now Twitter has made it mandatory for all of its

employees around the world to work from home in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,

quoting Tech Crunch.

The company said it will help all employees, including hourly workers and contractors,

cover expenses for setting up home offices.

Contractors, vendors, and hourly workers

who cannot work from home will continue to be paid

for their standard working hours

while the work from home policy is in effect.

Twitter also said it will cover additional daycare expenses parents may have if their

usual daycare is closed due to COVID-19."

And Apple has closed all 17 retail stores in Italy, quoting Bloomberg, the

Cupertino-based California company previously shuttered all 42 stores in

mainland China, but it has since reopened most of them.

Apple didn't say when Italian stores will reopen,

but it will closely monitor the situation

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