CNN closes U.S. offices to most workers as COVID-19 cases spike – memo
“We are doing this out of an abundance of caution,” CNN President Jeff Zucker said in the memo. “And it will also protect those who will be in the office by minimizing the number of people who are there.”
The network will also make changes to its studios and control rooms to minimize the number of people at offices, according to the memo.
The news was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
The network had set a tentative return-to-office date in January and it isn’t known if that date will move, the Journal reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.
CNN requires all employees to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 to come to office or to work on field with other employees.
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