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Oppo Shuts Greater Noida Factory After 6 Test Covid-19 Positive, 3,000 Under Testing

Oppo Shuts Greater Noida Factory After 6 Test Covid-19 Positive, 3,000 Under Testing

Oppo, the BBK Electronics-owned Chinese electronics manufacturer, on Monday confirmed that six workers at its smartphone plant in Greater Noida has tested positive for Covid-19. While the affected workers have been sent to necessary medical facilities, Oppo has shut its factory premises down and instructed 3,000 employees to undergo coronavirus testing. Operations will be resumed only after the…

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Oppo Suspends Operations at Plant After 6 Workers Test COVID-19 Positive Oppo Suspends Operations at Greater Noida Plant After 6 Workers Test COVID-19 Positive Operations were suspended at the Oppo mobile company factory in Greater Noida after six of its employees tested positive for coronavirus, company officials said on Monday. #EngineeringCy Oppo is getting more than 3,000 factory workers tested for COVID-19.

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Oppo Suspends Operations at Greater Noida Plant After 6 Workers Test COVID-19 Positive Operations were suspended at the Chinese smartphone maker Oppo's factory in Greater Noida after six of the company employees tested positive for novel coronavirus, company officials said on Monday.

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At least six workers at the Greater Noida factory of Chinese smartphone brand Oppo have positive for coronavirus, leading to all operations being suspended till further notice. According to report, soon after the coronavirus cases were confirmed at Oppo factory in Kasna, Greater Noida, the work was immediately halted on Sunday till further notice.

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Oppo suspends Noida factory operations after 6 workers test COVID-19 +ve; 3,000 staffs to be screened

Oppo suspends Noida factory operations after 6 workers test COVID-19 +ve; 3,000 staffs to be screened

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At least six workers at the Greater Noida factory of Chinese smartphone brand Oppo have positive for coronavirus, leading to all operations being suspended till further notice. According to report, soon after the coronavirus cases were confirmed at Oppo factory in…

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Coronavirus: Phones Could Become More Expensive and Harder to Get

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Coronavirus: Phones Could Become More Expensive and Harder to Get

The human cost of the coronavirus outbreak, which started in China, is only mounting. With the number of cases around the world rising — including cases now being found in India — the numbers are only going to get worse. The economic impact is also huge, with companies around the world canceling events, travel, and encouraging work from home. And the smartphone industry in particular has been highly impacted, which is not surprising because China’s huge manufacturing hubs are the factories of the world.

Perhaps the biggest sign that this would have a considerable impact on the segment was the cancellation of MWC 2020 due to the virus. Xiaomi and Realme have also announced that their on-ground events planned in March stand cancelled, to avoid any chance of infection among attendees.

Amid the turmoil that’s taking place in the international smartphone economy, smartphones being made in India could help fill the gap. Except the phones aren’t made in India — they’re assembled. And while the timing of the Chinese New Year meant that India started off this period with a stockpile of components, this could start running out soon. The result? Increasing prices, and more phones being out of stock — particularly newly launched devices.

Although the Coronavirus outbreak originated in December 2019, its continued spread into the Chinese Lunar New Year festival impacted production in the smartphone sector, according to a report by Lumos Intelligence, a new market intelligence platform for smartphone brands. The holiday season was extended by ten days up to February 9, and the Chinese government asked factories to resume production from February 10 onwards.

However, the restart of production has been slow and problematic due to various travel restrictions within China, preventing workers who went to their hometowns for the holidays to return to the production lines, according to the report. Furthermore, local regulations such as the use of face masks which are in shortage, as well as the lack of reliable supply of materials, has further slowed things down.

Lumos Intelligence estimates that the production of factories making various mobile phone supply chain components is currently at around 20 percent capacity. Furthermore, the factories will likely only resume optimal utilisation by the end of April, largely due to the efforts of the Chinese government to kick the economy back into shape, rather than due to the outbreak itself being tackled effectively.

Will Indian assembly lines run out of parts?

Despite the challenges in China, there’s hope for phones being made in India. British investment bank Barclays stated that manufacturing PMI (purchasing manager’s index — a way of tracking market conditions and trends) remained steady with only a small drop from 55.3 points to 54.5 points, suggesting that investors continue to be confident of India’s manufacturing abilities despite the virus outbreak.

The report — which is not about the smartphone sector but more broadly about manufacturing — noted, “The survey showed that while business sentiment was fading on the back of Covid-19 outbreak, the actual effect on production and sales was negligible.”

But while most smartphones sold in the country now bear “Made in India” signs, the fact is that almost all of them are assembled in India, not made here. According to industry sources, more than half the value of the components that go into our phones comes from imported parts.

Around 80 percent of mobile phone components for assembly in India are still sourced from China. “Make in India never succeeded because no one was manufacturing in India, only assembling. The Indian customers made it clear they want the cheapest product, and although the production ecosystem in India is improving, the ecosystem doesn’t exist here yet, compared to China,” noted Meenakshi Tiwari, an analyst with Forrester Research, in an interview with HuffPost India.

If component factories in China are facing a prolonged reduction in capacity, this will mean that assembly lines in India won’t have the components to work with for long.

So far, this hasn’t been a big problem. Given that the Lunar New Year holidays see factory closures anyway, smartphone makers in India had built up stocks to match demand through the first quarter of 2020.

However, the prolonged manufacturing issues in China means that stocks and supplies in India will now fall short. There is estimated to be a 20 percent hit in smartphone production in India for Q1 and Q2 of 2020 as a result, as per the Lumos Intelligence report.

The result, as far as the Indian smartphone buyer is concerned, is increasing prices to balance supply against demand, and the likelihood of more smartphones being out of stock. A clear indicator of this is the recent increase in price of the Redmi Note 8 by Xiaomi, in order to check demand a little bit. Major launches may also be delayed or put on hold, or resources could be diverted to higher-value products which sell in smaller volumes, to keep the demand in check against reduced supply.

Global impact on smartphone sales

China is expected to see the biggest impact in smartphone sales, with smartphone makers who focus on the Chinese market seeing a big reduction in shipments. A recent Counterpoint report suggests that sales in China will fall by over 20 percent, with brands such as Huawei, Oppo, and Vivo seeing the biggest falls due to their strong positions in China. Similar sentiments have been echoed by IDC and Canalys.

“Demand-wise, we see the market impacted severely. We estimate more than a 50% YoY decline in offline smartphone sales during the lock-down period,” noted Brady Wang, Associate Director at Counterpoint Research.

Other Chinese brands such as Xiaomi, OnePlus, and Realme may not be as heavily impacted as these brands sell better in global markets (including India). Nonetheless, these brands will still have to figure out their supply chain issues if production is to remain largely on track. However, some support functions have been impacted by the Coronavirus, such as the ability to roll out timely software updates. New launches are also likely to be hit by the spread of Coronavirus.

“We expect new device launches, planned for the first half, will be materially impacted because factories in China will not function properly,” noted Ethan Qi, Senior Analyst at Counterpoint Research.

Coronavirus is impacting production outside of China as well, with a recent report stating that Samsung has had to shut down a smartphone plant in South Korea after a factory worker tested positive for the virus. Apple too could face delays in its preparations for this year’s iPhone 12 due to the outbreak.

Global smartphone sales will also drop by 5 percent in Q1 2020, with a likely spillover to Q2 as well, as per the Counterpoint report. “We had previously expected the global smartphone market to see YoY growth in CY2020 but now it will likely be flat,” says Tom Kang, research director with Counterpoint Research.

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Oppo Suspends Operations at Greater Noida Plant After 6 Workers Test COVID-19 Positive

OPPO Mobile India, a smartphone maker, has banned operations at a manufacturing plant in Greater Noida, adjacent to Delhi. OPPO and Realme smartphones are produced in this manufacturing plant. At least 6 employees of this OPPO manufacturing plant have been found to be infected with COVID-19

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NEW DELHI: Nokia last week suspended operations at a telecoms gear manufacturing plant in southern India, the company said on Tuesday, after some employees tested positive for COVID-19.

Nokia did not disclose how many workers at the plant in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu tested positive, but a source familiar with the matter said they were at least 42.

The company said it had already implemented measures such as social distancing and changes to canteen facilities.

The factory had begun operations in a restricted manner over the past few weeks, Nokia said in a statement, after India eased the world’s biggest lockdown to kick-start its economy which has been pummelled by the shutdown.

“We hope to resume operations soon at a restricted level with skeletal staff strength,” Nokia added.

Chinese smartphone maker OPPO last week suspended operations at a recently re-opened plant on the outskirts of New Delhi after at least nine workers tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

The outbreaks at Nokia and OPPO underline the challenges of easing the two-month nationwide lockdown.

India on Tuesday recorded a total of 145,380 coronavirus infections and a death toll of 4,167, comparatively low figures for the world’s second-most populous country.

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Nokia resumes operations at its Sriperumbudur facility after employees test positive

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Nokia resumes operations at its Sriperumbudur facility after employees test positive

Chennai: Nokia has resumed operations at its its factory in Sriperumbudur after briefly remaining shut following some employees testing positive for Covid-19, a spokesperson from the company confirmed to ET via email.

“We have now resumed operations with minimum required staff strength. We are closely monitoring the situation and plan to gradually ramp-up,” the Finnish company said in the statement.

The company declined to comment on how many of their employees tested positive.

In their statement, Nokia said the India factory had been operating at a restricted level for the past few weeks with necessary government approvals and in compliance with local regulations ensuring all safety practices.

Nokia said the company had suspended operations last week and had since undertaken further fumigation and sanitization activities in line with regulatory guidelines.

Shutting down the factory, however, was the company’s own decision.

“Our protocol says only that part of the factory where the infected person worked need to be temporarily closed and thoroughly disinfected. In Nokia’s case, the management itself took the decision to close,” said a senior official in the Tamil Nadu Industries Department.

The company said it had already implemented a suite of measures to limit the risk of infection within the factory. These measures included social distancing, enhanced cleaning regimes, increased hygiene and mandatory face masks for employees, rules for transport and travel, changes to canteen facilities, and screening measures at multiple points on arrival.

“All employees are also being regularly briefed on hygiene and expected behaviours. Compliance with these rules and behaviours, and the effectiveness of these measures are under continual review,” Nokia added.

The Nokia factory is located on the outskirts of State capital, Chennai which is the worst hit district in the State with 11,640 cases. Tamil Nadu touched 17,728 cases in all on Tuesday.

The company’s closure came close on the heels of Chinese smartphone maker Oppo suspended operations at a plant last week after some workers tested positive for the novel Coronavirus.

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Nokia last week suspended operations at a telecoms gear manufacturing plant in Tamil Nadu, the company said on Tuesday, after some employees tested positive for COVID-19. Nokia did not disclose how many workers at the plant in Sriperumbudur tested positive, but a source familiar with the matter said they were at least 42. The company said it had already implemented measures such as social distancing and changes to canteen facilities.

The factory had begun operations in a restricted manner over the past few weeks, Nokia said in a statement, after the country eased the world’s biggest lockdown to kick-start its economy which has been pummelled by the shutdown.

“We hope to resume operations soon at a restricted level with skeletal staff strength,” Nokia added.

Chinese smartphone maker Oppo last week suspended operations at a recently re-opened plant on the outskirts of New Delhi after at least nine workers tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

The outbreaks at Nokia and Oppo underline the challenges of easing the two-month nationwide lockdown.

India on Tuesday recorded a total of 145,380 coronavirus infections and 4,167 deaths, comparatively low figures for the world’s second-most populous country.

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Five more OPPO employees test positive in Greater Noida

Five more OPPO employees test positive in Greater Noida

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NOIDA: As Greater Noida faces the maximum brunt of Covid-19 spread in Lockdown 4.0, five more OPPO employees have now tested positive for the dreaded virus.

These employees are among the 3,000 workers (30 per cent of the company’s workforce) who underwent Covid-19 test after six workers had tested positive last week at the Chinese smartphone brand’s factory in Kasna, Greater Noida,…

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As lockdown eases, India Inc faces risk of Covid-19 infections at its doorstep

As lockdown eases, India Inc faces risk of Covid-19 infections at its doorstep

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New Delhi: In the wake of workers at smartphone maker Oppo’s facility in Greater Noida testing positive for Covid-19 this week, Indian corporates are waking up to a new deadly reality – dealing with the risk of infections as they restart businesses amid the eased lockdown.

Oppo’s factory production is off limits and so is a construction facility for a Vivo factory, after nine and two…

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As lockdown eases, India Inc faces risk of Covid-19 infections at its doorstep

As lockdown eases, India Inc faces risk of Covid-19 infections at its doorstep

Oppo’s factory production is off limits and so is a construction facility for a Vivo factory, after nine and two workers respectively tested covid positive, which serves as a grim reminder that such an outcome might await any company, industry executives said.

While the government has issued a list of standard operating procedures for employees coming to work, many companies are taking steps of…

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Oppo halts operation at Greater Noida Plant after Six employees test COVID positive

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo has suspended operations at its Greater Noida factory after six staffers were tested positive for coronavirus. This is a significant setback as production lines opened only recently after getting required permissions from the district authorities. The company is now getting all other workers at the factory tested. It is worth pointing […]

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Oppo shuts its factory in Noida after workers test positive for COVID-19.

Oppo shuts its factory in Noida after workers test positive for COVID-19.

The Chinese smartphone giant Oppo has suspended its factory operation in Noida after six workers being tested positive for coronavirus. The company resumed its operation with 30% of the employees on Friday, May 15th after being non-operational for weeks due to the nation-wide lockdown. The same factory is also used by OnePlus to assemble their smartphones. Now the company is planning to test 3000…

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Outbreak at Chinese-owned factory shows challenges of easing India’s lockdown

Outbreak at Chinese-owned factory shows challenges of easing India’s lockdown

May 18, 2020

By Devjyot Ghoshal and Sankalp Phartiyal

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Chinese smartphone maker OPPO suspended operations at a recently re-opened plant in India after workers tested positive for the coronavirus, an official said on Monday, underlining the challenges of easing a near two-month nationwide lockdown.

The factory, located on the outskirts of capital New Delhi, had received…