Covid-19: Introduce 'work from home' to break the chain, says CII chief

Several companies have already announced WFH even as several key cities like Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore go through a massive healthcare crisis due to lack of oxygen, doctors and medicines

In order to protect lives, industry leaders are supporting a complete lockdown. Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) President Uday Kotak on Monday asked industry to curtail all non-essential economic activity requiring physical presence of employees at the workplace for the next two weeks.
 
"This is necessary to break the chain of transmission," Kotak said.
 
Harsh Goenka, chairman of the RPG group, said he supported a complete lockdown wholeheartedly for breaking the chain and protecting lives.
 
Kotak said Indian industry should review operations and minimise the use of in-person manpower, limiting it to only critical operations or activities