Samsung said on Friday that they will be shifting a part of their manufacturing facility from their plant in Gumi in South Korea to Vietnam, in view of the Coronavirus case that has already affected six workers since late February.
The plant though will resume operations from Saturday with a reduced capacity. The factory makes certain premium products of Samsung such as the S20 and Z flip foldable phones.
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Gumi has been the epicentre of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Korea, even as the nation is battling to mitigate the damages of this virus.
The move to Vietnam has been described as a temporary facility as the company explained that it wanted to continue providing the best of facilities to its consumers.
The company hopes to fully use its facility in South Korea, once the situation improves.
Samsung has in recent times shifted almost 50% of its manufacturing facility to Vietnam from South Korea.