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March 1, 2020
SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics <005930.KS> and LG Innotek <011070.KS> have shut their factories in South Korea right after a worker examined favourable for the coronavirus, the organizations claimed on Sunday.
Samsung’s mobile product manufacturing unit in Gumi, close to Daegu, wherever most of the South Korean virus scenarios have been confirmed, will be closed till Sunday evening for disinfection perform though the ground exactly where the contaminated employee worked will reopen on Tuesday afternoon, a firm assertion reported.
The employee tested good for the virus on Saturday, Samsung claimed, incorporating that it will apply “all essential measures” to reduce the spread of the virus.
The Gumi line, which was shut temporarily last month following an before situation was found, would make Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip and Galaxy S20 high quality phones, although its generation accounts for a smaller portion of the company’s complete smartphone output.
In the meantime, LG Innoteck, which materials digital camera modules for Apple Inc’s
The plant will also be closed on Monday for disinfection, the official reported.
(Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin Creating by Hyonhee Shin Modifying by Tom Hogue and David Goodman)