Employers are currently facing a host of new and unique challenges that are negatively affecting their workforces, in the wake of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. First detected in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, as of 1st April 2020, the Coronavirus has infected more than 874,300 people^[1] in at least 171 countries worldwide^[2] and has caused more than 36,400 deaths^[3]. It took over three months to reach the first 100,000 confirmed cases, and only 12 days to reach the next 100,000, three days to reach 300,000, two days to reach 400,000, and only one day to surpass 500,000 cases worldwide.

L&E Global, together with our member firms, are working with specialists, government agencies and medical institutions around the world to rapidly acquire reliable information about this new virus, while simultaneously monitoring developments that could have an impact on the operations of employers in various sectors and across borders. We are approaching this epidemic from a legal perspective in jurisdictions throughout the L&E Global alliance, in order to offer practical guidance to companies and employees, on how to effectively address concerns that may arise in the course of the current epidemic.

Employers are encouraged to consider implementing measures to prevent and respond to a host of potential scenarios stemming from, or linked to, the Coronavirus outbreak. Additionally, employers are advised to exercise restraint, develop a plan and adopt a proactive approach to reduce anxiety and maintain workplace health and safety.

This is an emerging and rapidly evolving situation and we are continuing to closely monitor the information and recommendations provided by the international, federal and local government and healthcare agencies involved in combatting this crisis, and we will keep readers apprised of any new developments as they become available. We invite you to stay tuned to this dedicated microsite for the latest updates, insights and analysis on the Coronavirus epidemic.

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Notes
_{[1] Jin Wu, Allison McCann, Keith Collins, Karen Yourish, Sarah Almukhtar, Rich Harris, Jon Huang, K.K. Rebecca Lai, Derek Watkins, Anjali Singhvi, Jugal K. Patel, Scott Reinhard, Mitch Smith, Amy Harmon and Mike Baker, ‘Coronavirus Map: Tracking the Global Outbreak’, The New York Times, updated 1st April 2020, accessible at https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/world/coronavirus-maps.html
[2] Jin Wu, Allison McCann, Keith Collins, Karen Yourish, Sarah Almukhtar, Rich Harris, Jon Huang, K.K. Rebecca Lai, Derek Watkins, Anjali Singhvi, Jugal K. Patel, Scott Reinhard, Mitch Smith, Amy Harmon and Mike Baker, ‘Coronavirus Map: Tracking the Global Outbreak’, The New York Times, updated 1st April 2020, accessible at https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/world/coronavirus-maps.html
[3] World Health Organization, ‘Situation report – 71: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)’, 31 March 2020 accessible at https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200331-sitrep-71-covid-19.pdf}

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