Tesla's Musk calls confinement 'outrage', urges reopening


Elon Musk during the Satellite 2020 at the Washington Convention Center March 9, in Washington, DC. Musk on April 29 called the coronavirus confinement a 'fascist' action and 'an outrage'. — AFP

SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla chief Elon Musk on April 29 called the coronavirus confinement a "fascist" action and "an outrage" that infringes on personal freedom and will damage the economy.

The billionaire entrepreneur, speaking on an earnings update for the electric carmaker, lashed out at the orders which forced the shutdown of production in California and said he remained "a bit worried" about when production would resume.

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