7 tips for using Zoom, Google Meet, and other remote work apps as more companies mandate employees work from home amid coronavirus outbreak

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• The coronavirus outbreak that originated in China has killed 4,700 people worldwide and infected more than 127,000, according to recent totals.
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• US companies including Google, Twitter, and Amazon have asked or ordered employees to work remotely.
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• Two remote work experts shared tips for making video calls effective.
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The worldwide death toll of the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, that originated in Wuhan, China, is now more than 4,700, and the virus has infected more than 127,000 people.

On Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared it a pandemic. The virus has disrupted travel worldwide, leading to flight cancellations, quarantines, and other breakdowns in movement. The US has reported at least 1,339 cases, many of them in Washington and California, which are also home to major tech companies including Google, Amazon, and Apple.

Since the virus started spreading in the US, these companies have implemented work-from-home measures and banned nonessential travel.

Two remote work experts shared their best insights and tips for video calling with Business Insider. Gene Villeneuve is CRO of Tehama, a company that sets up secure remote work solutions for companies, and Bob Bajoras is president of Art+Logic, a software development company that has been fully remote for 29 years.