Google, which has a campus in Boulder, has recommended that employees in all its offices in North America work from home until April 10 to protect against the spread of the coronavirus, the company confirmed Wednesday.

“Our goal is to reduce the density of people in offices, which expert advice suggests may slow the spread of COVID-19 and reduce the burden on the local community and health resources,” the company said in an email. “Our offices remain open to employees whose roles require they come in.”

Google employees in New York and California previously had the option of working from home. The company had recommended that staffers in Washington, hard-hit by the outbreak, work from home.

The tech giant said in a blog post Tuesday that it is creating a fund to allow temporary employees and vendors to take paid sick leave if they have potential symptoms of coronavirus or can’t work because they’re quarantined. Last week, the company said members of its extended workforce affected by reduced office schedules, like restaurant workers, will be compensated for the time they would have worked.

Google opened its Boulder campus in 2017. The Daily Camera reported in January that the company is expanding the campus and adding employees.

Google employs more than 1,300 people in Colorado, a spokeswoman said.

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