Google Takes Precautionary Well being Measures For Employees Due To COVID & Omicron

In the event you go to the Google Help pages, any of them, at help.google.com, you will note a banner on the prime come up once more. The banner says “as a precautionary well being measure for our help specialists in mild of COVID-19, we’re working with a restricted staff.”

The message goes on to say “for those who need assistance with a product whose help you had hassle reaching over the cellphone, seek the advice of its product-specific Assist Heart.” This message is throughout all of the help and assist areas, together with the boards and different assist documentation. Here’s a display shot of it:

Google had an analogous message up for a number of months when it locked down in March 2020 because of COVID. It’s unhappy to see this message return up, proper after we all thought we’re on the tail-end of this pandemic.

It appears Google posted this not too long ago, though, I do know Google had this message up for months after March. I feel Google began including the message on prime of different help areas not too long ago as nicely. I’m not certain if that is associated to the Omicron variant of COVID or the upcoming vacation season but it surely does make me unhappy.

The discover hyperlinks to this web page that claims:

Throughout the unprecedented COVID-19 state of affairs, we’re taking steps to guard the well being of our staff members and cut back the necessity for individuals to return into our workplaces. Because of this, there could also be some momentary limitations and delays in help in some circumstances as we prioritize vital providers.

The quickest option to get help is thru our Assist Facilities. Right here you will discover details about our merchandise, together with troubleshooting data for prime points.

This new variant was named on Friday by the WHO who stated that primarily based on the proof introduced indicative of a detrimental change in COVID-19 epidemiology, the TAG-VE has suggested WHO that this variant ought to be designated as a VOC, and the WHO has designated B.1.1.529 as a VOC, named Omicron.

Discussion board dialogue at Google Help Boards.