NKE Nike Inc

   By Cristina Roca 
 

Nike Inc. on Monday confirmed that it has shut down its European headquarters after an employee was infected with the novel coronavirus.

The U.S. sporting-goods giant said it is aware of a case of infection among its staff and is conducting a deep cleaning of its European headquarters campus.

Around 2,000 people work at Nike's Europe campus in Hilversum, the Netherlands.

There have been 10 cases of coronavirus detected in the Netherlands so far, Dutch authorities reported Monday.

Write to Cristina Roca at cristina.roca@dowjones.com; @_cristinaroca

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March 02, 2020 05:32 ET (10:32 GMT)

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