Some workers did not go to Samsung plant in Kumi due to coronavirus - mass media

About 1,500 employees of the plant of the South Korean company Samsung Electronics in the city of Kumi did not change after the case of coronavirus infection was detected. On February 24, this is reported by Reuters with reference to sources familiar with the matter. The case of coronavirus infection 2019- nCoV at Samsung smartphone factory in Kum was revealed on February 22. Production was suspended and launched again on 24 February. According to the publication, on February 24, about 1500 employees of the plant in Kumi were not replaced. It is noted that most of these workers live in the city of Taegu, 35 km from Kumi. It was Taegu who became the main center for the spread of the new coronavirus infection in South Korea. The South Korean portal ETNews estimates that a total of 9,000 people work at Samsung's plant in Kumi. As previously reported by the news agency, on February 23, the degree of epidemiological threat in connection with the outbreak of a new coronavirus in South Korea was raised to the highest level.