Jesus Christ. I personally know two people that started working there right around when the lockdowns were starting to get put in place. They've probably been there less than a month.
Happened to me to with a company within my trial period. It's amazing how many things you can learn about a company in times of difficulty, in my case leaving the company was happening with or without the layoff.. I hope your friend can find a replacement soon.
Yup, friend of mine started working there about 2 months ago. He was meant to move to work at their offices but then corona happened, now he has to deal with half his team being purged while working remotely and let's not talk about his morale right now.