Facebook cancels its annual developer conference amid coronavirus outbreak

Facebook on Thursday announced its decision to cancel its annual F8 software developer conference due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

Facebook cancels its annual conference F8 due to coronavirus fears

Facebook announced Thursday it is canceling its annual F8 conference due to the coronavirus outbreak and instead only hosting the virtual component. "Given the growing concerns around COVID-19, we've made the difficult decision to cancel the in-person component of F8 2020," Facebook Director of Developer Platforms and Programs Konstantinos Papamiltiadis wrote in a statement.

Facebook nixes developers conference due to coronavirus

Facebook on Thursday canceled its annual F8 developers conference, the biggest annual event for the US tech giant, over fears about the possible spread of the novel coronavirus. The gathering in the Silicon Valley city of San Jose -- which had been set for early May -- typically draws thousands of software makers from around the world who collaborate with the tech giant on its platform. "In light of the growing concerns around COVID-19, we've...

Facebook F8 Conference In San Jose Canceled Amid Coronavirus Concerns

Facebook announced Thursday that it has canceled its upcoming F8 developers conference in May amid ongoing concerns about the spreading coronavirus.

Facebook cancels its annual developer conference amid coronavirus concerns

Microsoft and Epic Games also announced they would not be attending this year’s Game Developers Conference in San Francisco

Coronavirus concerns causes cancellation of Facebook F8 developer conference

The cancellation of Facebook's biggest event of the year, which was set for May, follows in the footsteps of Mobile World Congress.

Coronavirus hits tech companies: Google employee tests positive

The Google employee who tested positive for coronavirus was in the company's Zurich office "for a limited time," Google said in a statement.

Google employee tests positive for coronavirus as company further restricts travel

The Google employee had been in the Zurich office days before displaying symptoms, the company told employees by email on Friday.

Google employee in Zurich diagnosed with coronavirus

The company says the person was only in the office for "a limited time."

Google Employee Tests Positive for Coronavirus

A Google employee at the company's Switzerland office has tested positive for coronavirus, the company said Friday. The unnamed employee was working in the tech giant's Zurich division and was only in the office "for a limited time before they had any symptoms," a spokesperson said. "We have taken — and will continue to take — all necessary precautionary measures, following the advice of public health officials, as we prioritize everyone's...

Weymouth High School Notifies Parents About Sick Employee; Coronavirus Not Suspected

A staff member reported a fever after a trip abroad.

Google Employee Tests Positive For Coronavirus; Company Expands Travel Restrictions

Coronavirus jolts tech firms: Facebook cancels F8 conference; Microsoft Apple warn

The global tech industry is being rattled by the virus.

Oregon School Employee Tests Positive for Coronavirus

An Oregon elementary school employee in Clackamas County has tested positive for the new coronavirus and may have exposed other people to it at work, health officials said Friday night. The announcement raised two key questions: how the patient contracted the virus since they have not traveled to any hot spots, and how many other may be infected as a result. “We’ve been expecting this and we are prepared for it,” Patrick Allen, director of the...

Oregon coronavirus patient is grade-school employee; school closed for deep cleaning officials say

An elementary school in Oregon will remain closed through Wednesday after an employee became the first presumptive case of coronavirus in the state, the Lake Oswego School District confirmed on its website. 

Oregon elementary school closing for cleaning after an employee becomes the third potential case of 'community spread' of the new coronavirus

An elementary school has closed after one of its employees was discovered to be the third confirmed case of COVID-19 community spread.

DHS employee was told to report work in Newark after China travel in violation of coronavirus quarantine period

Lake Oswego district monitoring absences after elementary school employee tests positive for coronavirus

One day after learning an employee at a Lake Oswego elementary school is presumed to have coronavirus, the superintendent said the district’s top priority is the safety of students and staff. The person believed to be infected works at Forest Hills Elementary School and tested positive for coronavirus on Friday, the first presumed case in Oregon. Superintendent Dr. Lora de la Cruz said the person was last at the school on Feb. 19 and stayed home...

Rice University employee to be tested for coronavirus

Editor's note: The videos above and below are from an earlier report in which a small group of employees and students were self-quarantined at Rice University. A Rice University employee will be tested for the coronavirus. On Saturday, the university announced that a group of students and employees were asked to self-quarantine due to an employee's possible exposure to the coronavirus during overseas travel. On Sunday, Harris County health...

Self-quarantined Rice University employee being tested for coronavirus

Self-quarantined Rice University employee being tested for coronavirus

Nike Closes Down Office In Netherlands For Disinfection After Employee Tested Positive For Coronavirus

Nike Inc.'s (NYSE: NKE) European Head Office in the Netherlands will be closed temporarily after an employee tested positive for the virus. What Happened Nike’s office in Hilversum, the Netherlands, will have to be disinfected after an employee was diagnosed with coronavirus. The office will remain closed on both Monday and Tuesday, according to Reuters. The news organization reported a security guard at the facility as saying, “The place is on...

Facebook scraps developer event over 'health and safety' concerns coronavirus fear

Google restricts travel as coronavirus outbreak spreads and employee in Switzerland tests positive

Facebook restricts social visitors to its offices over coronavirus concerns

The social media company will conduct most job interviews via video conferencing

Indian Casino Closes After Employee Gets Coronavirus

Leaders of an Indian reservation in Oregon shut down its casino and several other facilities after an employee contracted the coronavirus.

Facebook pulls out of the SXSW conference citing coronavirus concerns

Twitter pulled out earlier today

Coronavirus jolts tech firms: Facebook cancels F8 conference; Microsoft Apple warn investors

The global tech industry is being rattled by the virus.

Facebook Pulls out of SXSW Due to Coronavirus Worries

Social networking giant Facebook has opted out of the SXSW over concerns about the spread of coronavirus. “Due to concerns related to coronavirus, our company and employees will not be participating in SXSW this year,” the company said Monday in a statement. Facebook had been scheduled to be represented by about a dozen speakers at

F5 Tower in Seattle closes for cleaning after employee had contact with coronavirus patient

F5 Networks closed its downtown Seattle office building on Monday for cleaning after an employee came in contact with someone who had tested positive for coronavirus. The network infrastructure and…

Nike Shutters Amsterdam HQ for Deep Cleaning After Employee Contracts Coronavirus

Facebook pulls out of South by Southwest festival over coronavirus fears

Facebook Inc is pulling out of this year's South by Southwest (SXSW) music ...

Facebook Google Microsoft Adobe pull out of more conferences as coronavirus spreads

Facebook, Google and Adobe on Monday announced their decisions to cancel, alter and pull out of various upcoming conferences due to the spreading of the coronavirus.