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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia will close some of Top Glove’s factories in stages as it moves to screen employees for the novel coronavirus after more than 2,000 workers tested positive, authorities said on Monday.
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The world’s largest maker of latex gloves has racked up record profits this year on sky-rocketing demand for its products and protective gear, thanks to the pandemic.
But 28 factory buildings will be shut in phases after 2,453 workers tested positive for the virus, from 5,767 screened, said Director-General of Health Noor Hisham Abdullah.
“All those who tested positive have been hospitalised and their close contacts have been quarantined to avoid infecting other workers,” Noor Hisham said.