Taiwan’s TSMC to work in separate teams to minimise COVID-19 risk

TAIPEI: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) said on Monday that from May 19 it will start to operate in separate teams to minimise the risk of COVID-19 infections, after a spike in domestic cases in Taiwan.

The island has recorded more than 700 infections in the past week, a shock for residents used to Taiwan’s relative safety, and the government has tightened curbs in the capital Taipei to try and prevent the numbers rising further.

TSMC, the world’s largest contract chip-maker, said it had tightened its own rules in respond to the government’s raised warning level.