China halts operation at Korean chip plant after worker tests positive for Covid-19 (update)


BEIJING, Nov 29 (Reuters): A Chinese factory owned by South Korean semiconductor giant SK Hynix Inc halted operations on Sunday after a plant worker was found to have an asymptomatic infection of the novel coronavirus, the official news agency Xinhua reported.

The Korean worker based at the plant in Chongqing city since February had departed on Thursday for South Korea, Xinhua reported.

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