Boeing to halt Washington state production temporarily due to coronavirus risks

Boeing Co said on Monday it will halt production temporarily at its Washington s...

FILE PHOTO: The company logo for Boeing is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., March 11, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

Following a similar move by European rival Airbus SE , Boeing said a temporary operations shutdown at its facilities across Seattle’s Puget Sound region will last 14 days beginning March 25. It will include a deep clean of its buildings and equipment. [L1N2BC1JX] Boeing, which employs some 70,000 people in Seattle’s Puget Sound area, has more than dozen confirmed coronavirus cases among employees. One worker died from the coronavirus, according to a friend’s Facebook tribute. [L1N2BG02]

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