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Security guards may have an impossible job during the coronavirus pandemic.
- Employees across the US and the world are working remotely in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, but not all workers, companies, and industries have that option.
- The new coronavirus originated in Wuhan, China, and has killed more than 4,300 people and infected more than 121,000 as of Wednesday.
- For a lot of America's workforce, the CDC's guidelines on how to avoid spreading the virus are hard to follow.
- While the CDC encourages people to stay home when they're sick, only 40% of service workers have paid sick leave, according to the New York Times.
- Some jobs have to be done in-person, like serving food and picking up trash. Some jobs rely on public gatherings, and the CDC predicts people will be staying home to avoid the virus.
- Here's are all the jobs that can't be done remotely or rely on public involvement that may become impossible as the novel coronavirus continues to spread.
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