Google mandates weekly COVID-19 tests for people entering U.S. offices


FILE PHOTO A sign is pictured outside a Google office near the companys headquarters in Mountain View California U.S. May 8 2019.  REUTERSParesh DaveFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: A sign is pictured outside a Google office near the company's headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S., May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Paresh Dave//File Photo

(Reuters) -Alphabet Inc's Google is temporarily mandating weekly COVID-19 tests for any person entering Google offices or facilities in the United States, the tech giant said on Friday.

Anyone who comes into Google's U.S. work sites will require a negative test and be required to wear surgical-grade masks while at the office, the company said.

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