Ge-Shen said the factory was closed from Jan 23 to 24 for deep cleaning activities.
KUALA LUMPUR: Ten workers of Ge-Shen Corporation Bhd
’s subsidiary have been tested and confirmed positive for the Covid-19.
The company said on Monday its 70% owned Demand Options Sdn Bhd, with primary operations in Desa Cemerlang, Johor Bahru, was informed about the Covid-19 infections.
“Mass testing has been conducted after the first case was identified and 80% of employees of Demand Options has been tested so far with the remaining 20% employees (or 100% of all employees) will be tested in the next few days to deter community spreading, ” it said.
All affected employees have been placed in quarantine.
Ge-Shen said the factory was closed from Jan 23 to 24 for deep cleaning activities.
“The financial impact to Ge-Shen group is envisaged to be insignificant as most of the planned order for the month has already being produced and are in-progress for delivery.
“Furthermore, the management is actively in discussion with customers to push out delivery dates and has not received any cancellation of orders, ” it said.
Ge-Shen’s core business include mental stamping and fabrication.
