Lendlease tells Italian staff to stay at home as number of coronavirus cases in country jumps

By Alice Lorenzato-Lloyd2020-03-02T06:00:00

Firm has around 90 employees in Milan

Lendlease has told its 90 staff in Italy to work from home as the number of coronavirus cases in the country increases.

As of last night (Sunday), almost 1,700 people had been infected and 34 deaths recorded, Italy has become the epicentre of the European outbreak of the virus. The day before they were just over 1,100 cases and 29 deaths.

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