The Hindu : Chinese IT firm defuses SARS scare

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Friday, Apr 18, 2003

Southern States

Southern States - Karnataka-Bangalore

Chinese IT firm defuses SARS scare

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE April 17. The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), which has affected client visits and travel overseas of officials of Indian IT firms, has not affected this Chinese company. Huawei Technologies, with development centres in Beijing, Shezhen, and Bangalore, has defused the SARS scare with a proactive HR policy.

Intranet mailers from senior company officials and open discussions with employees have allayed fears to some extent, according to J.Gilbert of Huawei Technologies. However, 40 employees who returned from these regions to Bangalore have been asked to undergo a thorough medical examination.

"After being subjected to the (medical) test, we found that there was no necessity to quarantine them. We have asked our employees in China to avoid public places and maintain hygiene. We have also provided masks, sterilised their apartments, office space, and vehicles. Earlier, we had 120 people from India working in these regions. Since April 15, 15 of them have returned to Bangalore... it is not necessarily related to the epidemic as we have just completed some projects," he added.

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