| |July 20208EXPERT OPINIONT he IT industry has always had the in-tention of helping in a greater good for mankind. However, there are some situations where there is resis-tance in the normal routine of hu-man beings causing turmoil in the daily lives of everyone. One such outbreak is known as COVID-19 (Coronavirus)has taken over the world where the majority of countries including India are grappling with this pandemic at the moment.What started as the viral outbreak in China has spread across all continents, affecting the lives and routines of people all over the world including In-dia. The virus Covid-19 is an unfortunate reality that can be disastrous if taken lightly and can result in the deaths of thousands of people across the globe. The coronavirus has now been spread in more than 100 countries and territories.As the coronavirus outbreak continues to wreak havoc on markets and all industries including IT industry pan India, businesses are now facing sig-nificant and unique challenges, disrupting supply chains, the closing of factories and retail stores, etc. It has put the Indian IT Industry in such a tight spot that the companies should consider responsive ac-tions to help minimize their risk and prepare them-selves to deal with the fallout from the coronavirus. The rising speed of the coronavirus epidemic is making almost all tech companies large and small, prompting to restrict travel, cancellation of major conferences and impose work-from-home orders to avoid the spread in employees as the only way to re-strict the spread of the coronavirus is isolation, so-cial distancing and breaking the normal routines of going out for work and leisure.By SuroorWijdan, Founder, Xencov SoftwareSurrorWijdan completed Master of Computer Science from Guru Gobind Singh IndraprasthaUniveristy and thereafter worked as Software Engineer, Full Stack Tech Lead, Lead Software Engineer and CTO of ThinkU. While being the founder of Xencov Software, presently he is also developing gaming products, working as entrepreneur.HOW IT INDUSTRY IS GRAPPLING WITH CORONAVIRUS
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