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Nokia shuts Tamil Nadu plant after 42 employees test positive for Covid-19

Nokia did not disclose how many workers at the Sriperumbudur plant tested positive, but a source familiar with the matter said they were at least 42.

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Reuters New Delhi

1 min read Last Updated : May 27 2020 | 3:17 AM IST

Nokia last week suspended operations at a telecom gear manufacturing plant in Sriperumbudur of Tamil Nadu, the company said on Tuesday, after some employees tested positive for

Covid-19.

Nokia did not disclose how many workers at the Sriperumbudur plant tested positive, but a source familiar with the matter said they were at least 42.

The Finnish firm said it had already implemented measures such as social distancing and changes to canteen facilities. The factory had begun operations in a restricted manner over the past few weeks, Nokia said in a statement, after India eased the world’s biggest lockdown to kick-start its

Topics : Nokia Coronavirus Lockdown India mobile manufacturing Tamil Nadu

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