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Many in Taiwan still forced to work in office amid pandemic
With no lockdown imposed, businesses are reluctant to allow staff to work from home
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A worker disinfecting a classroom in Taipei earlier this month. Teachers at public, private and cram schools, where children go after school to catch up on schoolwork, are scrambling to keep classes going for their students, with the summer break still at least a month away.
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Katherine Wei, Katherine Wei Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei
While much of the world has adapted to working from home after almost 1½ years of the Covid-19 pandemic, workers in Taiwan are taking this as yet another unfamiliar challenge brought about by the outbreak.
While major technology companies like Google quickly directed employees to work from home early this month, the lack of a lockdown in Taiwan means many companies have refused to do the same, not wanting to suffer any loss of business.
