Nokia has closed its factory in Sriperumbudur after testing by some employees COVID-19. ET wrote to Nokia to find out how many employees at the Sriperumbudur plant had tested positive and were awaiting the Finnish firm’s response.
The factory had resumed operations under the standard operating procedures that had been laid down by the State government as the lockdown norms were eased for the manufacturing sector, in a bid to revive the economy.
Shutting the factory, however, was the company’s own decision.
“Our protocol says only that part of the factory where the infected person worked needs to be temporarily closed and thoroughly disinfected. In Nokia’s case, the management itself took the decision to close,” clarified a senior official in the Tamil Nadu Industries Department.
The Nokia factory is located on the outskirts of State capital, Chennai which is the worst hit district in the State with 11,640 cases. Tamil Nadu touched 17,728 cases in all on Tuesday.
This incident comes close on the heels of Chinese smartphone maker Oppo suspended operations at a plant last week after some workers tested positive for the novel Coronavirus.
