The two tech company staffers, whose exact job titles have not been released, are reportedly located in Puget Sound, which is close to Microsoft's corporate headquarters in Redmond.
One of the infected Microsoft employees was staff for its subsidiary LinkedIn and is believed to have worked remotely,"Local health experts have determined that this individual had no known contact with other employees while infected and, based on that fact, there is no risk to those who work at LinkedIn from this case," that email read.
Shopping giant Amazon also confirmed this week that a staff member in Seattle was quarantined after testing positive for the COVID-19 virus. Two Amazon employees previously tested positive in Italy. The Washington State Department of Health has confirmed 70 positive COVID-19 cases. The state death toll is currently at 10, with over 200 people under supervision. On the global scale, the virus has infected more than 98,000 people and caused more than 3,300 deaths.
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