N ow we know. 1 May 2020. ... “There are no customers yet but we need to get our workers back to work, they have to make a living,” she said. By Thomas L. Friedman How the government plans to get the UK back to work. In some cases, we have added partitions or barriers to separate work areas and minimized employee interactions by positioning parts closer to where that task is completed on the line. ... or where possible work back-to-back, rather than face-to … Chinese companies get back to work — but with stricter rules Coronavirus measures such as anti-crowding restrictions in elevators offer a road map for global peers What that means remains unclear. Back in March, we conducted risk assessments at each site, looking at how and where people work, how they interact, and what measures are needed to meet safety standards. Boris Johnson says we can be a little less careful while still being extremely careful. Simon Jack Business editor @BBCSimonJack on Twitter. China struggles to get back to work after lockdown. A Plan to Get America Back to Work Some experts say it can be done in weeks, not months — and the economy and public health are at stake.