Taiwan’s athletic shoe maker Pou Chen Corp has been ordered to temporarily shut down its Vietnam unit due to COVID-19 safety concerns. Ho Chi Minh City health authorities ordered closure of Pouyuen Vietnam Co. Ltd. for two days starting April 14 after inspections last week. They found some employees without masks and several ignoring social distancing rules.
The authorities had found the novel coronavirus infection risk indicator to be 81 per cent at the factory. Municipal regulations stipulate companies with an indicator over 80 per cent must be closed temporarily.Taiwan's athletic shoe maker Pou Chen Corp has been ordered to temporarily shut down its Vietnam unit due to COVID-19 safety concerns. Ho Chi Minh City health authorities ordered closure of Pouyuen Vietnam Co. Ltd. for two days starting April 14 after inspections last week. They found some employees without masks and several ignoring social distancing rules.#
Pouyuen would resume operations tomorrow as the 15-day nationwide social distancing campaign ends today.
The city had asked prime ministerial permission to suspend company operations, but deputy prime minister Vu Duc Dam said it could decide for itself, according to Vietnamese media reports.
The company is the largest employer in the city with almost 70,000 workers covering three shifts and employs over 800 vehicles for transport every day.
Local officials said if an outbreak occurs at Pouyuen, the consequences would be severe because COVID-19 could spread to nearby businesses and the city’s four neighbouring provinces of Long An, Tien Giang, Ben Tre and Tay Ninh.
Ho Chi Minh City is home to 450,000 companies with 3.8 million employees.
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