No more open-plan offices or water cooler gossip, say US coronavirus workplace guidelines

Millions of white-collar workers across the US are facing the biggest changes in their careers as the country slowly edges back to normal in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. In many places, the open-plan office, a staple of the American workplace since the 1960s, will become a historical curiosity under sweeping recommendations announced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. All 50 US states have eased some of the lockdown restrictions, paving the way for a gradual return to wo