Local media: NetEase Beijing employee tests positive for Covid-19, staff ordered to work from home

Chinese gaming giant NetEase has reportedly asked staff at its Beijing office to work from home after an employee tested positive for Covid-19. NetEase’s Beijing office is near those of several other major Chinese Internet companies including Tencent and ByteDance. — SCMP

Chinese gaming giant NetEase has asked all staff at its Beijing office to prepare to work from home after an employee tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday night, according to local media reports.

According to a screenshot of an internal email circulated online by both state-run Chinese media outlet Legal Daily and Phoenix New Media’s news portal Ifeng.com, the employee reported having a fever on Thursday night.