The coronavirus outbreak, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan late last year, has infected about 80,000 people and killed more than 2,700, the vast majority in China.

The company has also asked its employees to use alternative methods of communications whenever possible and avoid domestic travel, a Nestle spokesperson said.

(Reporting by Praveen Paramasivam in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)