Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip and Galaxy Fold are manufactured at the affected Gumi plant.
What you need to know
Samsung, the world's largest smartphone vendor, has confirmed a coronavirus case at its phone factory in Gumi, South Korea. As per , the entire facility will remain shut until Monday morning. The company has also decided to close down the floor where the infected employee worked until February 25.
Samsung said in a news release:
Samsung currently makes most of its Galaxy smartphones at its facilities in Vietnam and India. The company's Gumi plant only produces a small number of high-end phones for the domestic market, along with the foldable and . So while the shutdown will have minimal impact on the supply of the company's traditional high-end phones, the temporary production halt could make it more difficult for Samsung to meet the high demand for the Galaxy Z Flip. Samsung's chip and display factories in other parts of the country, however, aren't affected.
Gumi is fairly close to Daegu, which happens to be South Korea's coronavirus epicenter. A total of 763 coronavirus have been reported in the country so far, making it the second most affected country by the .
What you need to know
- Samsung has confirmed a Coronavirus case at its phone factory complex in Gumi, South Korea.
- The company has decided to shut down the entire facility until Monday morning.
- Samsung's foldable Galaxy Z Flip and Galaxy Fold smartphones are manufactured at the Gumi plant.
Samsung, the world's largest smartphone vendor, has confirmed a coronavirus case at its phone factory in Gumi, South Korea. As per , the entire facility will remain shut until Monday morning. The company has also decided to close down the floor where the infected employee worked until February 25.
Samsung said in a news release:
Samsung currently makes most of its Galaxy smartphones at its facilities in Vietnam and India. The company's Gumi plant only produces a small number of high-end phones for the domestic market, along with the foldable and . So while the shutdown will have minimal impact on the supply of the company's traditional high-end phones, the temporary production halt could make it more difficult for Samsung to meet the high demand for the Galaxy Z Flip. Samsung's chip and display factories in other parts of the country, however, aren't affected.
Gumi is fairly close to Daegu, which happens to be South Korea's coronavirus epicenter. A total of 763 coronavirus have been reported in the country so far, making it the second most affected country by the .