Coronavirus in China: 30-40 percent of employees in Japanese firms are COVID positive, huge drop in production

Coronavirus Effects in China: A big news has come to the fore amidst the ever-increasing cases of Coronavirus. The Embassy of Japan in Beijing has said that many employees of Japanese firms operating in China have tested positive for COVID-19 and are currently being asked to work from home. At the same time, almost all the plants located in China are also operating with very few employees.

Up to 30-40 percent employee corona positive

Yoshikawa Akinobu, head of the Japan Foreign Trade Organization office in Qingdao, China, said that Corona began spreading rapidly in the country around 16 December. He said that 30 to 40 percent of the employees in Japanese firms here have become corona positive. Production capacity has almost halved. However, the companies are trying to maintain operations somehow by keeping pace with the employees. 

The Chinese government denies figures 

Let us tell you that the health officials in Qingdao last Friday estimated 490,000 to 530,000 people to be infected daily, but the Chinese government denied these figures reported by the health officials he told that only 21 people are infected in this province. At the same time, the Embassy of Japan in Beijing also said that some Japanese firms have told that their employees are coming back to the offices as the possibility of infection in the city is at its peak.