Google delays Chrome, Chrome OS release due to coronavirus outbreak

Coronavirus outbreak has reduced workforce in office campuses and forced tech workers across the globe to work from home. Amid the ongoing pandemic Google has paused the release of the next version of its Chrome and Chrome operating system and keep the existential system up and running.

The company in a blogpost cited ‘adjusted work schedule’ of its workers as a reason for the delay. The company also said that it would be releasing all essential security updates as a part of Chrome 80.

“Our primary objectives are to ensure they continue to be stable, secure, and work reliably for anyone who depends on them. We’ll continue to prioritize any updates related to security, which will be included in Chrome 80,” Google wrote in the blog post.