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A comment on Ask HN: How best to help offshore colleagues survive Covid-19? Mine is in Mumbai.

Re:Ask HN: How best to help offshore colleagues survive Covi... by emiliobumachar on Thursday June 18, 2020 @10:05AM (#23563208)
Beware that I know nothing in particular about Mumbai or being actually sick with Covid.

I, like many of us, have been holed up in an apartment for months. I'm lucky to have family members with me, but talking to others occasionally has been good. Make it clear to them that you're available if they want to chat. Videocalls are better than voice only. If you have a common interest that may reasonably be done remotely, like video games, there's that.

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Re:Ask HN: How best to help offshore colleagues survive Covi... by rfreytag on Thursday June 18, 2020 @02:20PM (#23565976)
In addition to usual check-ins, I call in his morning and evening to assess how he is feeling and be another person to help think through the options.

Thank you.

P.S. He was feeling better this morning but, as we all know, coronavirus can get better before turning suddenly worse. The 14-day clock has started.

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