Booking Holdings chief executive Glenn Fogel has urged the company’s staff to “be as careful as possible” and follow government regulations after testing positive for COVID-19.
In a video message to employees at the beginning of April, Fogel revealed he had contracted the deadly virus after suffering “a little bit of a fever” and “coughing a bit”.
However, Fogel said he is now “feeling 100 per cent fine” and, according to a Booking Holdings filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, has not shown any symptoms of the coronavirus since 28 March.
“Now, I know not everyone has been so fortunate to have such a short bit of symptoms and have come back so easily and so quickly, and I really do feel terrible for the people who are having a much harder time with this virus,” Fogel said.
“Everybody, please – you’ve got to be as careful as possible. Follow all the regulations, all the rules. Whatever your government is telling you to do, please follow…
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