PALO ALTO, May 12 — Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk yesterday said production was resuming at the company's primary vehicle factory in California and asked to be the only one arrested as he defied local officials who said the plant should remain closed to curb the spread of the coronavirus....
Tuesday, 12 May 2020 07:43 AM MYT
The scuffle comes as states and cities around the United States are experimenting with ways to safely reopen their economies after the virus outbreak shuttered businesses and forced tens of millions of Americans out of work. “We're happy to get back to work and have implemented very detailed plans to help you keep safe as you return,” according to the email seen by Reuters and titled “Furlough Has Ended And We Are Back To Work in Production!”
A spokeswoman for the Fremont Police Department yesterday said her office was enforcing the lockdown order at the direction of the health department and had been advised that the county is working with Tesla directly. “I have not only known that company but I have known its founder for many, many years,” Newsom said in his daily coronavirus press briefing. “I have great reverence for their technology, for their innovative spirit, for their leadership.”
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