Detecting employees infected with COVID-19, the game studio hastily closed the whole office

As soon as the PT demo received positive feedback and expectations from the gaming community, Hideo Kojima and Konami had a conflict again, as a result the famous game maker left the company he had been with for many years. Since then, Hideo has always worked under the name of his own studio Kojima Productions. The studio members worked side by side to debut Death Stranding and is preparing for the PC version of the game. Unfortunately, however, Hideo Kojima was forced to temporarily close his office recently.​

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It is known that the cause of the incident was an employee of Kojima Productions who was diagnosed with COVID-19. This employee is a 40-year-old man, this employee has not come to work since March 20, when he showed symptoms of dry cough, fever, this person was immediately tested and the results confirmed to have COVID-19.

Because this employee did not come to the company before the sign of the diagnosis, the Public Health Agency of this country did not require the isolation monitoring of other studio employees. However, perhaps considering that the incubation period of COVID-19 lasts up to 14 days, Kojima Productions still decided to close the office, temporarily allowing all employees to work from home while conducting cleaning. Disinfect the entire office. Kojima Productions said they will monitor the health of all employees and provide support as needed.​

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Although the staff is working from home, it is probably more or less affecting the current workflow of the studio. It is known that a photo mode will be updated in Death Stranding PS4 version later this month, while the PC version of the game is expected to launch on June 2, we still do not know if this will happen. cause the studio’s predetermined schedule to be delayed or not.
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