Ford Closes Plants After Workers Test Positive for COVID-19

May 21, 2020
Ford closed and then reopened its Chicago Assembly plant twice in less than 24 hours after two workers tested positive for COVID-19.

May 21, 2020—Ford closed and then reopened its Chicago Assembly plant twice in less than 24 hours after two workers tested positive for COVID-19, reported CNBC.

The automaker also shut down its Dearborn Truck plant in Michigan on Wednesday after an employee there tested positive for COVID-19.

Workers are being asked to self-quarantine for 14 days. Ford said the employees did not contract the disease while at work.

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