Ford was forced to temporarily close an auto manufacturing plant in
Chicago after two workers tested positive for
Coronavirus, the company told AFP on Wednesday.
"When two employees who returned to work this week tested positive for COVID-19, we immediately notified people known to have been in close contact with the infected individuals and asked them to self-quarantine for 14 days," a Ford spokeswoman said.
The employees worked in an area about a mile away from the main plant, where the Ford Explorer and Interceptor and the Lincoln Aviator are manufactured.