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I think the problem is with already reduced lung function, if you add pneumonia on top you could be in a bad situation. But the guidelines are just copied from other similar diseases, not actually based on data.
I'm assuming the risk is quite small though as the hospitalisation rate amongst say, under 60s is already pretty low AFAIK, and amongst those who are hospitalised you would assume the vast majority are those with much more serious health problems than mild asthma. And even then not all "young" people will be infected.
So it's most likely a small fraction of a small fraction - wouldn't worry too much.
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I think if I remove the ‘exercise induced’ part and assume I just have plain asthma then going by how mild my symptoms are and the stuff on the asthma UK website I don’t need to be staying away from work. They are talking about putting us on reduced shifts and stuff so my time at work should be reduced anyway.
I also suspect they’ll be told to shut the building down and send us all home at some point soon. Whether or not we would then get redeployed I don’t know but I’m kinda thinking that remaining as someone who is available for redeployment probably helps to safeguard me getting paid which is definitely a concern.