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Tesla tries to assure workers there's no big virus outbreak
Source: Associated Press
Tesla tries to assure workers theres no big virus outbreak
By TOM KRISHER
July 16, 2020
DETROIT (AP) Tesla is trying to assure its 55,000 employees that there hasnt been a big coronavirus outbreak at company facilities worldwide, despite a report by an electric vehicle industry website that over 130 Tesla employees or contractors have tested positive.
In an email to workers Wednesday night, the company said that since January it has had fewer than 10 cases of the virus that causes COVID-19 that were transmitted in the workplace.
But the email from Laurie Shelby, Teslas vice president of environmental, safety and health, also confirmed reports that Tesla is looking into more than 130 positive tests among employees, including those who contracted the virus outside of Tesla facilities. She said less than 0.25% of employees worldwide have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, which equals just over 137 workers.
Her message came in response to a report by Electrek.co that over 130 Tesla employees or contractors have tested positive, and hundreds more are waiting for test results. The website said it based the report on internal company data.
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By TOM KRISHER
July 16, 2020
DETROIT (AP) Tesla is trying to assure its 55,000 employees that there hasnt been a big coronavirus outbreak at company facilities worldwide, despite a report by an electric vehicle industry website that over 130 Tesla employees or contractors have tested positive.
In an email to workers Wednesday night, the company said that since January it has had fewer than 10 cases of the virus that causes COVID-19 that were transmitted in the workplace.
But the email from Laurie Shelby, Teslas vice president of environmental, safety and health, also confirmed reports that Tesla is looking into more than 130 positive tests among employees, including those who contracted the virus outside of Tesla facilities. She said less than 0.25% of employees worldwide have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, which equals just over 137 workers.
Her message came in response to a report by Electrek.co that over 130 Tesla employees or contractors have tested positive, and hundreds more are waiting for test results. The website said it based the report on internal company data.
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Tesla tries to assure workers there's no big virus outbreak (Original Post)
Eugene
Jul 2020
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CentralMass
(15,265 posts)1. I will never buy a Tesla product.
still_one
(92,061 posts)2. Musk is just like trump in regard to honesty
2naSalit
(86,345 posts)3. What an asshole. ...nt