Nokia shuts factory in Tamil Nadu after 42 test positive for COVID-19

Earlier this month, Nokia shut down its manufacturing plant in Tamil Nadu, India. The company made the move after employees tested positive for the Coronavirus infection. While the official numbers weren’t given out, a source close to the situation claimed that the infected number of people reached 42.

Back when the COVID-19 cases had initially started breaking out in India, the government had imposed a nation wide lockdown. This caused many OEMs that had their manufacturing plants set up in the region to also suspend operations. Since then, these lockdowns have seen a relaxation in various regards, but many feared that this would lead to infection cases rising again. So the news regarding Nokia’s plant shutdown arriving immediately after these relaxations might be behind why the company chose not to give out the official numbers.

According to a spokesperson, “We hope to resume operations soon at a restricted level with skeletal staff strength.” In other words, the scale of operations is going to see a drastic reduction. Notably, the Chinese smartphone maker, Oppo, recently reopened its plant in India after 9 of its employees tested positive for Coronavirus as well. So, while the government is trying to kickstart the economy again, the number of infections is expected to boom in the coming month.

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