Samsung Display closes part of Vietnamese plant to curb coronavirus spread

South Korean flat panel maker Samsung Display Co. on Monday said it has shut down part of its plant in Vietnam after an employee tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

It has temporarily closed a building at its plant in Bac Ninh, Vietnam, where the employee had worked, Yonhap news agency reported.

However, the company, which supplies smartphone displays to major handset makers, including Samsung Electronics Co., said the plant’s production lines are operating as per normal, since the employee, identified as Vietnam’s 262th virus patient, had been doing work related to quality management.