Breaking news! COVID-19 attacks TSMC factory

Latest update time：2020-03-19

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TSMC, the leading wafer foundry, issued an urgent and important message on the evening of the 18th, stating that one of its employees has been confirmed to have contracted COVID-19 and is currently receiving treatment in the hospital. TSMC will continue to show concern and provide relevant consultation and assistance.

TSMC stated in a statement that TSMC's epidemic prevention committee has also traced the employee's contact history and confirmed that he had close contact with about 30 people using a standard that is stricter than the government health unit's standards. He has been immediately quarantined at home for 14 days. TSMC will monitor the health status of the quarantined person on a daily basis and provide necessary assistance to facilitate follow-up tracking. In addition to the original routine disinfection, the scope of disinfection of the office area was expanded on the 18th to strengthen disinfection of the employee's work area and public areas.

TSMC further stated that TSMC takes epidemic prevention and employee health protection as its top priority. In addition to the existing epidemic prevention regulations, the company has decided to start a group office operation mode. Employees in Taiwan are required to wear masks throughout meetings, training, or when in public areas. In addition, TSMC also emphasized that this incident will not affect the company's operations, and the relevant details are mainly based on government public information.

Affected by the news of the epidemic, TSMC's ADR fell by more than 10% before the U.S. stock market opened on the 18th, and the price of each ADR reached US$43.50, which was equivalent to spitting out all the gains of more than 8% the previous day.

Source: Science and Technology News

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