Banks Tell Hong Kong Staff to Work at Home After China Visit
- Credit Suisse is among firms urging two weeks away from office
- Banks including UBS have imposed travel curbs to mainland
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Global banks from Credit Suisse Group SA to Morgan Stanley are telling Hong Kong staff to work from home for two weeks if they’ve just visited mainland China, as they step up their response to the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus.
UBS Group AG and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. are among financial firms that have also imposed travel restrictions to the mainland, where the death toll now exceeds 100. HSBC Holdings Plc suspended business travel to Hong Kong till Feb. 11. Some including Standard Chartered Plc are providing staff with face masks and hand sanitizers, along with guidance on hygiene and how to avoid getting sick.