The news is filled with stories about the corona virus. There are many new cases popping up every day. The entertainment industry was already hit hard with the news that legendary actor Tom Hanks contracted corona virus in Australia. Now one of the largest entertainment companies in the world is having a very serious issue. Streaming giant Netflix has an employee who might have contracted the virus. As a result of this, the entire Los Angeles office building used by Netflix has been locked down. All of the people who work in that building have been told that they should work from home.
It has not been confirmed that the Netflix employee has the deadly virus. However, the chances are very high that he does. This is according to people who work for the company. It is not clear at this time how long it will be until people will be allowed back into the office building. It is also unclear what sort of sanitizing process will need to be performed in order to make the building safe for people to go into once again. Netflix issued a statement saying that the health and safety of their workers is their top priority. This is why they made the decision to lock the building down. They do not want to take any chances.
According to popculture.com, the closure of their Los Angeles office is not the only way that Netflix has been impacted by the global pandemic caused by corona virus. Earlier this month, the streaming giant announced that they would be changing the shooting locations in Italy of a new film that they are currently making. “Red Notice” is a film that will star Dwayne Johnson. There were a number of scenes that were set to film in Italy. However, that country has been one of the hardest hit by the outbreak. This made it impossible to keep shooting in the country. A decision was made to find an alternate location for the scenes that were originally supposed to be filmed in Italy. This has added money to the budget of a film that is already very expensive.
Netflix said that all employees should keep working remotely and not come to the office until further notice. The details of how the Netflix employee might have got the virus are not clear at this time. However, more details are expected to be revealed in the coming days.
Dil Bole Oberoi
