Phone Giant, Samsung Electronics has said that that it would temporarily move some smartphone production to Vietnam from South Korea after another of its Korean staff tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19), forcing it to close a factory.
A company spokeswoman said the group had suspended operations at its factory in the southern city of Gumi in South Korea after a worker tested positive for the virus.
Since late February, a total of six workers have tested positive at the factory complex in Gumi, close to the city of Daegu – the epicentre of South Korea’s virus outbreak – leading to previous temporary closures at the plant.
According to a statement from the company, this move is a temporary measure. “Once the COVID-19 situation stabilises, we plan to move back the output to Gumi,” it said.
