An employee who works from a Midtown WeWork location has been self-quarantined over possible exposure to a coronavirus patient, according to a memo from the company.
The financial organization Teachers, Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA) notified the co-working space that one of their employees may have been in contact with someone who was contagious with the coronavirus, the notice obtained by The Post said.
The worker has been ordered to self-quarantine for 14 days while the location on 51st St. and Lexington Ave. is set to undergo a deep cleaning overnight Wednesday, the company said.
“The building will remain open at this time,” WeWork told tenants. “Our goal is to protect the health and safety of our members and employees, while maintaining as close to normal operations as possible.”
Meanwhile, WeWork is urging that members and employees to “err on the side of caution” and isolate themselves if they exhibit flu-like symptoms.
The company, which occupies six floors of the building, also requires anyone who has traveled to a high-risk zone to self-quarantine for two weeks.
Employees at other offices on the property said they were left in the dark about the possible health threat.
“It would be nice if someone had let us know,” said Felicia Chaviano, who works at Weill Cornell Medicine.
She said her office was “freaking out” after learning from the press about the possibly exposed worker .
“The managers are talking about plans [to take precautions],” Chaviano said.
A man who identified himself as the building’s head of security said he wasn’t notified of the health situation.
“I haven’t heard anything or know anything about that,” he told The Post.
Reached for comment on Wednesday, WeWork didn’t deny the reports of possible contamination — but also didn’t directly address the location’s health scare.
“All WeWork locations are subject to increased daytime cleaning and regular sanitation of common touchpoints, and we are providing members with additional sanitation products,” the company said.
The company added that there is a “robust global emergency preparedness plan” if any member, employee or visitor contracts the virus or believes they have been in contact with someone who has.
“Depending on the severity of the incident and the guidance from relevant health authorities, this plan could involve shutting down a building temporarily,” the company said.
A TIAA spokesperson said the employee, who has no symptoms, was working from home as a precaution.
“We have, and will continue to take all necessary precautionary measures, following the advice of public health officials, as we prioritize everyone’s health and safety,” the company told The Post.
The notice comes after six New Yorkers tested positive for the deadly virus.
A 50-year-old Westchester man who runs a boutique Midtown law firm was identified Wednesday as an infected patient.
His practice, Lewis & Garbuz, is located across the street from Grand Central Terminal, which is less than a mile from the WeWork location.
His son, who attends Yeshiva University, along with the man’s wife, daughter and neighbor also were revealed Wednesday to have tested positive for the virus.
New York also reported a patient who is a 39-year-old health-care worker who arrived from Iran and self-isolated at her Manhattan home.