Toyota Suspends Operations At Bidadi After Two Employees Test Positive For Covid-19

Toyota Kirloskar Motor has said, via a statement, that two employees at their Bidadi facility have tested positive for Covid-19. The facility has been temporarily shut down in order to contain the virus from spreading.

Toyota Suspends Operations At Bidadi After Two Employees Test Positive For Covid-19

The company resumed operations at the facility during May, after weeks of being under a nationwide lockdown that was aimed at containing the Coronavirus-19 pandemic.

Toyota Suspends Operations At Bidadi After Two Employees Test Positive For Covid-19

Toyota has partially resumed operations at the facility with limited employees on site. The brand also trained their returning employees in health and safety protocols before resuming operations.

Toyota Suspends Operations At Bidadi After Two Employees Test Positive For Covid-19

In addition, the brand has its entire Strategic Business Unit employees based at Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata, and Mumbai on a work from home program.

Toyota Suspends Operations At Bidadi After Two Employees Test Positive For Covid-19

The statement released by the brand said, "However, despite all such measures, two employees at the company's Bidadi plant tested positive for Covid-19 on 16 June. The employees worked on 7 June and 16 June."

Toyota Suspends Operations At Bidadi After Two Employees Test Positive For Covid-19

"Operations at the TKM plant has already been temporarily suspended so that the required disinfection can be carried out at the plant," the statement added.

Toyota Suspends Operations At Bidadi After Two Employees Test Positive For Covid-19

Toyota Kirloskar Motor immediately started contact tracking and is in the process of identifying all other employees that have come in contact with the Covid-19 infected staff.

Toyota Suspends Operations At Bidadi After Two Employees Test Positive For Covid-19

The brand is tracing those who may have had direct and indirect contact with the two employees. All staff will be put through Covid-19 testing and will be given necessary medication, and could be quarantined if required.

Toyota Suspends Operations At Bidadi After Two Employees Test Positive For Covid-19

The brand said that it was also in contact with families of the virus infected employees in order to help and support them. As a brand that puts safety and security of all its employees and shareholders on top of its list, Toyota said that it would apply all preventive and remedial measures to monitor and deescalate the situation.

Toyota Suspends Operations At Bidadi After Two Employees Test Positive For Covid-19

Thoughts About Two Employees Infected With Covid-19 At Toyota's Bidadi Plant

Well, while we weren't expecting it to happen, there was, and still is a high chance that employees at manufacturing facilities will test positive for Covid-19. What is impressive is the way TKM has handled the situation. We hope the virus is contained and that operations resume as soon as possible.

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Article Published On: Thursday, June 18, 2020, 14:58 [IST]
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