Ford Reports Two Coronavirus Cases at Factory
20 Mayo 2020 - 12:14PM
Noticias Dow Jones
By Mike Colias
Ford Motor Co. closed its Chicago assembly plant for several
hours on Tuesday after two employees tested positive for Covid-19,
a sign of the choppy restart ahead as the auto industry resumes
production after a two-month shutdown.
The auto maker idled the factory twice for several hours Tuesday
after separately confirming the two positive cases, a company
spokeswoman said. The plant was operating again Wednesday morning
after parts of the facility were disinfected.
"Due to incubation time, we know these employees did not
contract Covid-19 while at work," the spokeswoman said. "Our
protocols are in place to help stop the spread of the virus."
The closure came on the second day that Detroit's auto makers
began restarting their U.S. factories, which were idled around
March 20 as the new-coronavirus pandemic spread. The companies have
spent several weeks drawing up safety processes that include
temperature checks, plastic barriers between work spaces and even
electronic bracelets that beep to notify employees if they violate
social-distancing rules.
Executives and analysts have warned that the industry's restart
would be slow and complex, including the risk of infections popping
up not only at the car plants but also at supplier factories.
(More to come)
Write to Mike Colias at Mike.Colias@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 20, 2020 12:59 ET (16:59 GMT)
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