Nokia’s Sriperumbudur factory shut after employees test positive

Chennai: The factory of telecom equipment maker Nokia Siemens Networks, in Sriperumbudur has been shut as some of its employees tested positive for Covid 19.

In an email confirmation to TOI, Nokia Siemens spokesperson said, “The safety of our employees is Nokia’s key priority. We had been operating at a highly restricted level for the past few weeks and implemented a suite of measures to limit the risk of infection within our factory. All of the these were put in place in compliance with local regulations and Nokia’s own internal processes. We have now temporarily suspended operations and undertaken further fumigation and sanitization activities, and will continue to monitor the situation closely.” The spokesperson however did not mention when the factory would resume operations.