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CORONAVIRUS INDUSTRY UPDATE

ELEVATOR WORLD (EW) has been the vertical-transportation industry’s source for news and information for 67 years, and we aim to continue to be during the coronavirus pandemic affecting readers, advertisers, employees, contributors and associates around the world. With magazines in the U.S., India, the Middle East, Turkey, Europe and the U.K. and a strong online presence, EW has a wide reach. We will share your company news as often as it comes in, so please send it to us at email. Current updates include:

- The European Federation for Elevator Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises has published “Basic General Information Note to Work Safely,” a compendium of good practices for safe behavior while working. The guidelines are based on several national protocols and include important information about mask usage, handwashing and more.

- The Elevator & Escalator Division of Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc., headquartered in Cypress, California, and the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation donated US$12,000 to Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization.

- The Illinois Hotel and Lodging Industry has established COVID-19 guidelines, including routinely sanitizing frequently touched surfaces such as elevator buttons, WIFR Channel 23 reports.

- Dubai Metro elevators are now limited to two passengers each, according to The National.

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