iPhone production at Foxconn's Chennai plant drops by half as over 100 employees test Covid positive

Foxconn's Chennai facility has emerged as a hotspot for Covid-19 infections, with over 100 employees now positive.

Apple’s manufacturing partner Foxconn recently confirmed that at least 10 employees at its Chennai facility tested Covid-19 positive. Since the Taiwanese company claimed it took all safety measures in hospitalising the patients and sanitising the facility, the iPhone manufacturing business kept running. But now, the production capacity of Foxconn’s Chennai facility has dropped by half because over 100 employees have returned positive for Covid-19. A report by Reuters highlights that Foxconn is struggling to keep up with its full iPhone production capacity. With over 100 employees now infected, it has come down to almost half. Foxconn has made arrangements for the employees who have kept the production running. It has created on-site dormitory accommodation for the employees who are doing fine so far. The entry of employees and other staff from the outside is prohibited until late May so that the on-site employees do not become prone to infection. “Only a small part of output is being kept,” the Reuters report citing sources said.