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Magic Circle trio ask City staff to work from home as coronavirus crisis deepens

Nathalie Tidman
Nathalie Tidman · 16 March 2020 · 2 min read
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Magic Circle trio ask City staff to work from home as coronavirus crisis deepens

Allen & Overy (A&O), Slaughter and May and Clifford Chance have asked City staff to work from home in a bid to mitigate the spread of coronavirus.

The moves come as the UK’s infection rate today [16 March] rose to 1,395 cases, 35 of which have proved fatal.

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