Businesses well are changing the way they work.

Let's take you to Singapore now.

They had some of the first cases of covert 19 outside China.

So in many ways they are ahead of the curve.

And what's happening there now may well become the reality for a lot of countries.

Here's Christmas money business as usual under unusual conditions.

I'm at Singapore's largest telecommunications firm.

And, as you can see, adding new precautions into everyday life has become part of the routine here.

These thermal scanners are now a common fixture across buildings in Singapore.

If you're 10 richer is above 37.5 or 38 degrees Celsius, they're not gonna let you in morning.

It turns out I'm OK.

But what companies are really worried about is business continuity, how to keep operations running while keeping their staff safe.

Some companies have asked their employees to work from home, but that can be challenging, especially if you have young kids running around.

Others have adopted the split shift strategy, which means two groups of employees never see each other.

It's been great for TAIK firms providing service is like online training, virtual conferences on virtual meetings.

And for some companies, productivity has actually gone up with happier employees enjoying their time working from home, with most people not traveling for work or conducting their business meetings online.

The airlines and travel industry, they're suffering, too.

Frankly, we still don't know just how much the Corona virus is going to cost the world.

But one thing's for sure.

It's forcing all of us to take a deeper look at how we work in a globally connected world.

Well, we've had lots of questions about traveling from all over the world.

Simon quarters here.

Simon.

We're going to take a question from Sean from New Jersey.

He asks.

I'm going skiing in the French Alps later this month.

What happens if the error is placed under quarantine while I'm there?

Will travel insurance cover it?

So we're in uncharted territory, Shawn, I must say, please be very careful.

You could well be driving in twisting mountain roads in terrible conditions.

You're gonna be going down a mountain very swiftly on skis.

This is really risk.

The tiny possibility that you might be in proximity to somebody with the Corona virus, I think, is not really worth worrying about, but given that it is a possibility that you will be kept in some lovely Alpine village evidence we've seen and there aren't that many examples is that you will be fed and watered, and your airline, at the end of this unfortunate incarceration will be flexible and get you home to New Jersey without too much fuss.

So how often are you saying to people signed them?

No, I don't think you should travel right now.

If your government says Country X region, why is too dangerous?

Don't go there.

Apart from anything else, it will generally invalidate your travel insurance, but everywhere else it's the wonderful time to be a traveler.

And if you look globally at all the risks.

Top of the list, of course, is road accidents, which claimed nearly 4000 victims a day.

Well, bite.

It's still the case that travel has never being safer.

Yes, the Corona Viruses and worry.

Yes, each of the nearly year 4000 deaths have bean a tragedy, but it is still not a significant risk, at least in my given.

The advice differs from country to country.

What's the one piece of advice that you've been giving people?

Well, if you're in one of the vulnerable groups, you're an older traveler or you've got a weakened immune system.

Then be circumspect and have a look at where the threats are otherwise.

Just if your government says it's okay to travel somewhere.

Go there.

It's wonderful.

Lovely time, Jake.

What about when you get on board that airplane?

Should you be quickly sanitizing the seat?

Should you turn off the event?

Is there something you should be doing on board?

You should relax and enjoy your journey.

Really s au planes a clean regularly.

They're clean very professionally.

Use your hand sanitizer gel.

If you've got it, wash your hands.

Be mindful of your hand hygiene.

Washing our hands.

Keeping our hands clean is the most important thing we can do to stop the spread of this virus.

And Simon, Are airlines changing the policies as well around cancellation fees?

They are, but they're doing it in quite unhelpful way.

What they're trying to do is stimulate booking.

So in the past few days, we've seen a rush of airlines say, Hey, everybody, book your flight, and if you need to change it will allow you to do that without the usual change fee that's doesn't apply.

Regrettably, two previous trips that you might have organized on a lot of people are feeling very bitter about that.

But again, just go travel is good for the body.

It's good for the soul, and it's very good for the host community as well.

It enriches everybody.

Absolutely the economic implications of not traveling quite big Jake.

Big question here is science going to come to the rescue?

Where are we at with a vaccine?

Eso Vaccines are being studied and being developed, but they are months away, so we're probably talking 6 to 12 months before anything becomes available.

There's lots of other research going on, including looking at potential treatments for those people who do become unwell.

Philip, what's your big message to people who are nervous or worried?

I think being nervous and worried is completely natural and normal.

Prepare yourself and inform yourself so it's great we're doing this program.

There's lots of information online.

There's the one thing every single person can do, and that's obviously washing their hands regularly.

As we've seen for 20 seconds several times a day.

But it's also important to remember that the World Health Organization is saying, Look, this thing can still be contained.

We saw what happened with China.

There were so many cases, it was looking very frightening there on.

Actually, cases are in decline now.

We are seeing these hot spots popping up in other parts of the world now, which is a major concern.

Of course it is.

But there is still hope.

They're from some of the world's leading scientists that this thing can still be contained.

How is it going to be brought under control, Jake?

Because in China they were draconian measures that really can't be implemented in every country.

True, I agree with that, but we can all do our bit.

So this is about sort of global responsibility, being good members of society.

So, yes, if you do get it, likelihood is that you'll get a very mild illness.

But you may pass that illness on two people who could get more serious illness.

So the more we can do now to stop our infection from spreading to other people, the better.

That means making sure that you capture sneezes and your coughs and tissues, getting rid of them in the bin, washing your hands not only after blowing your nose, but as often as you can on Biff.

You have symptoms.

Make sure that you follow the advice, which in the UK would be too self isolates.

Get yourself away from people and then seek help by, for example, calling out help line in the UK.

But Jake, what is the potential off the Corona virus?

How bad could it get?

So based on what we have the information available, the moment has come from China.

Really, Mr Phillips said that they have bean through a significant ordeal recently, but their containment efforts seem to have made an impact on the duration of this virus in parts of China.

So we do need to keep containing.

But the likelihood is that a lot of people around the world will get this infection.

What kind of percentage are we looking at?

Wait.

Most of us going to get on a mine away, so we don't know yet.

There are some predictions, and there are ranges of predictions.

Some say as high as 80% of people may get the infection.

But remember, the majority of those people who are infected will still get mild illness based on what we've seen in China and how big an issue is the under reporting off coronavirus particular countries like Iran, it is it.

It is a major concern.

And again, the World Health Organization right from the start of this outbreak was saying the world needs to come together.

Everybody needs to be really open about what's happening happening in their country.

What we're seeing in Iran is a significant number of cases and the largest amount of a number of deaths outside of China on it's also because of the sanctions that are there because of some secrecy with that country as well.

There just seems to be quite unclear picture on.

It needs to be absolutely clear.

Is it as clear as it can be?

Information needs to be shared internationally because of one country drops the ball.

Then the rest of the world will be briefly.

Jake, are you worried that some whole system simply won't come?

So we are worried.

The W.

H.

O.

Is worried as well on.

Everyone is working very hard to try and support the countries with less well developed health care systems on with few resources.

So again, it comes back to that global community helping each other.

Okay, well, it has bean an information rich 25 minutes.

I hope you found it useful.

If you want to find out more, of course.

Please go to BBC online.

We also have plenty of information on our news app for you as well.

It is all there for you.

So thanks to Jake to to love and to Simon as well.

Your information has been invaluable.

Thank you so much.

And thank you for watching.

And I think the message from all of us is keep washing your because everyone don't panic.

Don't panic.