Ford plant temporarily shuts day after reopening when workers test positive for coronavirus

[RandySF]

A Chicago Ford assembly plant temporarily shuttered for part of Tuesday, because two employees tested positive for COVID-19 one day after reopening.

The plant shut down on Tuesday, forcing thousands to leave after the employees' test results were revealed, according to local news reports.

Ford told people in close contact with the employees to self-quarantine for 14 days, a spokesperson told The Hill.

The spokesperson said that the plant was shut down for deep cleaning and disinfecting the employees' work areas, team areas, the path they took and equipment they may have touched.

"It is important to note that due to incubation time, we know these employees did not contract COVID-19 while at work," the spokesperson said. "Our protocols are in place to help stop the spread of the virus."

The plant reopened Tuesday night, TV station WGN 9 reported.


https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/automobiles/498706-chicago-ford-plant-temporarily-shutters-one-day-after

[bullwinkle428]

2. The entire mess that took place at this plant could have been competely

prevented, had we had the ability to test each employee PRIOR to their return to the workplace.

[R B Garr]

4. Exactly. Testing will lead to increased confidence

all the way around, for consumers as well.

[Arkansas Granny]

5. Wouldn't that involve testing every employee every day? That doesn't sound feasible to me.

[uponit7771]

6. +1, Red Don has totally ignored going to a federated TTQ process. We all could all be out and ...

... about by now if we had one.

[R B Garr]

3. How many paid 14-day quarantines will they allow. It's no fault

of the employees to show up for work, so they better have lots of paid 14-day quarantines to hand out!

[crickets]

7. Dangerous. Wasteful. Stupid. nt

[dweller]

8. wasn't fatnixon due to visit

sans mask ?
🤔

✌🏼

[Brainfodder]

9. Dear President, V.P., Republicans in Congress, and Plastic Ken and Barbie need to go there ASAP!

Since they are the best we have on offer for thorough investigations AND they know what's best!