One Korean Confirmed COVID-19 Positive at LG Electronics Indonesia Factory

[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] It has been reported that one Korean man at LG Electronics' Cibitung factory in Indonesia has also tested positive for COVID-19. More than 240 local workers at this factory have been collectively infected with COVID-19.

According to foreign media on the 4th, employee A from subcontractor H, who participated in the TV line expansion construction at the Indonesian factory, tested positive in a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test on the 29th of last month.

A representative from the Korean construction company explained, "We were told that a negative PCR test result was required to resume construction, so we conducted another PCR test on the 29th, and Korean employee A tested positive. A's wife, daughter, driver, and housekeeper all tested negative in the PCR test." The representative added, "A is self-isolating at home, showing no symptoms, and is awaiting the results of a second PCR test."

At LG Electronics' Cibitung manufacturing corporation, after a local employee died from COVID-19 infection on the 19th of last month, large-scale testing was conducted, resulting in a total of 248 local people, including partner company employees, testing positive.

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