MOSCOW (Sputnik) – US aircraft manufacturer Boeing has announced that the suspension of work at plants and offices in the Puget Sound area of Washington state will be extended until further notice, the company said in a press release.
On 23 March, Boeing said it would shut down production for at least two weeks, during which workers who were unable to work from home would be paid.
According to The Seattle Times, there are about 70,000 employees working at the company’s facilities. Such a decision will affect around 30,000 individuals. Those who can work remotely will continue to perform their duties. At the same time, according to the CNBC, citing a company spokesperson, 135 Boeing workers have contracted the coronavirus.
Washington state in the US Pacific Northwest has confirmed almost 8,000 COVID-19 cases, with 38 fatalities, according to a tracker published by the Washington State Department of Health.
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