Samsung Electronics Hwaseong Campus Also Reports COVID-19 Cases... "No Disruption to Semiconductor Production"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] Two employees at Samsung Electronics' Hwaseong Campus tested positive for COVID-19.

According to Samsung Electronics on the 22nd, two employees working at the Hwaseong Campus were confirmed positive for COVID-19 in the afternoon. The confirmed cases were employee A from Line 16 and employee B from Line 17 in the H3 area, which produces memory semiconductors at the Hwaseong Campus.

Employee A took leave from the 16th to the 18th, worked on the 19th and 20th, and did not come to work the day before after experiencing fever and cough symptoms, undergoing a COVID-19 test.

Employee B worked from the 17th to the 20th of this month. On the morning of the 20th, after arriving at work, B returned home due to fever and cough symptoms, took a COVID-19 test, and was confirmed positive that day.

Both A and B were reported to have complied with quarantine guidelines, including wearing masks.

The locations and cafeterias used by the confirmed cases were closed immediately upon notification. Samsung Electronics had conducted regular disinfection of the area the day before, and additional disinfection was carried out after the positive cases were confirmed. Furthermore, contacts were identified in advance and instructed to self-quarantine at home.

The lines where A and B worked are operating without disruption. A Samsung Electronics official stated, "The lines have positive pressure facilities, so the possibility of transmission is low," and added, "Currently, the production lines are operating normally."

Positive pressure facilities refer to systems that expel contaminated indoor air outside, opposite to negative pressure facilities.

He also added, "Behind Line 17 is the foundry line, which is also operating normally."

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