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An employee in HSBC’s research department in London has tested positive for coronavirus, three sources have told Reuters.
The employee informed the bank at the weekend and staff who came into contact with him have been told to work from home, a source familiar with the matter said.
A spokesman for Britain’s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, says the government will not need to ask the EU for an extension of the Brexit transition period due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus.
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