Facebook shuts its office after one contractor tests positive for coronavirus

Seattle: Facebook has shut its Seattle office until March 9 after one of its contractors tested positive for COVID-19, suggesting all its employees to work from home for the rest of the month.

This is the second such case reported at any tech giant in the US, after an Amazon worker in Seattle was found infected with the new coronavirus this week.

According to Tracy Clayton, a Facebook spokesperson, a contractor based in the Stadium East Office was diagnosed with coronavirus, komonews.com reported on Wednesday.