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Nissan Motor Co Ltd (OTC: NSANY) on Tuesday announced plans to implement a temporary shutdown at its Japan facilities from April 27 to May 1 in order to combat the coronavirus outburst.
In the first week of April, a Nissan employee at Yokohama, its global headquarters, had tested positive for COVID-19.
Yokohama, which has 15,000 employees, will maintain a minimum level of business-essential operations with minimum employees to meet market demand, according to a Nissan press release.
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Meanwhile, non-production facilities at Atsugi, Oppama and Tochigi areas, which carry out research & development would also operate minimally.
In a separate development, the company had expressed it would be adjusting production at three of its Japan manufacturing facilities in May as the automobile market faces a slump in demand and delivery of some parts are affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
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