Just two weeks after reopening its New York and San Francisco offices, social media giant Twitter said Wednesday that it will be closing those offices \u201cimmediately.\u201d<\/p>\n
The decision came \u201cafter careful consideration of the CDC\u2019s updated guidelines, and in light of current conditions,\u201d a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cTwitter has made the decision to close our opened offices in New York and San Francisco as well as pause future office reopenings, effective immediately. We\u2019re continuing to closely monitor local conditions and make necessary changes that prioritize the health and safety of our Tweeps,\u201d the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n
The company initially just reopened those offices on July 12. It declined to reveal headcount per office.<\/p>\n
The CDC this week recommended<\/a> that fully vaccinated people begin wearing masks indoors again in places with high Covid transmission rates amid concerns about the highly contagious Delta variant.<\/p>\n Earlier today, TechCrunch\u2019s Brian Heater reported that Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced<\/a>\u00a0that the company will require employees to be vaccinated before returning to work on-site. It was part of a larger letter sent to Google\/Alphabet staff that also noted the company will be extending its work-from-home policy through October 18, as the COVID-19 delta variant continues to sweep through the global population.<\/p>\n