Published 17:26 IST, March 17th 2020
Coronavirus outbreak: Airbus to temporarily halt production in France and Spain
Amid coronavirus, airliner manufacturer, Airbus has announced that it would be stopping its production and assembly activities at its plant in France and Spain.
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Amid coronavirus outbreak, airliner manufacturer, Airbus has anunced that it would be stopping its production and assembly activities at its plant in France and Spain for next four days. measures by multinational aero corporation came after government in two countries implemented new measures to restrict movements to fight coronavirus. Airbus in a statement also said that company is doing everything to support its employees who are affected by schools and child care closures by providing m with a maximum of flexibility in dealing with situation.
Airbus, in a statement, said, “On March 17th, Airbus decided to temporarily pause production and assembly activities at its French and Spanish sites across Company for next four days. This is meant to allow sufficient time to implement stringent health and safety conditions in terms of hygiene, cleaning and self-distancing”.
company furr has also vised its employees to restrict travel to business-critical missions. As per statement, visits to Airbus from high-risk regions are also halted. Furrmore, company is also in close contact with ir customers and suppliers to minimise impact of restrictions on ir operations.
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'State of emergency'
Meanwhile, French government reportedly anunced a near-total lockdown. French President Emmanuel Macron said that its citizens must stay at home from mid-day of March 17 to at least 15 days. French authorities have also suspended all as, electricity and heating bills, and rent throughout crisis.
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On or hand, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez reportedly declared a two-week state of emergency in a bid to contain spre of coronavirus. Spain has also anunced sharp new restrictions on movement of people across ir borders, and bars, golf clubs, restaurants, museums. Several accommodation sites have also closed in order to slow spre of pandemic.
Meanwhile, World Health Organisation (WHO) has said on March 16 that best way to combat unprecedented outbreak of dely coronavirus for all countries is to ramp up ir testing programs. WHO director-general Tedros ham Ghebreyesus said in a conference in Geneva that ‘simple mess’ he has for all countries is ‘test, test, test’. He furr ded that countries will remain unsuccessful to tackle pandemic if y fail to test all suspected cases and remain ‘blindfolded’.
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17:26 IST, March 17th 2020