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Is a 3-day split week the way to get people back to work?

People practice social distancing inside an elevator prior to arriving to their work places at World Trade Center, after the government announced that private and state companies will reopen their offices after almost two months of lockdown amidst concerns about the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Colombo, Sri Lanka May 11, 2020.

Sri Lankan office workers social distancing inside an elevator, May 2020 Image: REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Simon Brandon
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