Lotte's Kazakh factory suspended after COVID-19 cases

Lotte Wellfood

13/06/2020 16:35

ALMATY, June 13 (Reuters) - Authorities in Kazakhstan have
suspended the operations of Rakhat, a subsidiary of South
Korea's Lotte Confectionery  280360.KS , after several workers
tested positive for COVID-19, the city government said on
Saturday.
    Tests were carried out on 1,450 workers and eight were found
to be positive. The Almaty factory will resume its work after
implementing the necessary safety measures, the authorities
said.
    Kazakhstan has so far reported 14,238 confirmed cases
COVID-19, with 72 deaths.
    

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Editing by Clelia Oziel)
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