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Top Glove is biggest contributor of cases in a single day, says Ismail Sabri

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/11/25/top-glove-is-biggest-contributor-of-cases-in-a-single-day-says-ismail-sabri

PETALING JAYA: Top Glove is the biggest single-day contributor to the country's Covid-19 cases, accounting for 1,511 cases of the total 2,188 recorded nationwide on Tuesday (Nov 24), said Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

The Senior Minister (Security) said 27 of 28 Top Glove factories in the country had been ordered to close pending Covid-19 screening of its employees and 14-day quarantine.

He said another factory would be ordered to close soon.

"Top Glove employs 11,215 workers. Until Nov 25, a total of 5,795 screenings have been conducted, of which 2,684 returned positive," he said.

He said the authorities had imposed an enhanced movement control order at the company's male and female hostels effective Nov 17.

"Some 2,263 of its workers who are not staying in the hostels will also be quarantined.

"Residents nearby need not worry as all workers are screened and placed in quarantine centres including Hotel Gold Coast, Kelang Sentral and a stadium in Pandamaran," he said.

He said a task force had been set up to monitor screening, quarantine and closure of Top Glove.

The task force comprises the Selangor National Security Council, Selangor Health Department, Klang District Office, Klang Municipal Council and Klang district police headquarters.

Ismail said they had also imposed an isolation programme for Kuala Lumpur International Airport cargo workers following an increase in the number of positive cases involving the Kaya cluster.

"Based on the Health Ministry's risk evaluation, we have agreed to implement the isolation programme for MAS Kargo workers who tested negative for Covid-19, and confirmed healthy without any symptoms.

"This isolation programme is enforced for 14 days from Nov 26 to Dec 9.

"They will be placed at Tune Hotel KLIA Aeropolis, with stringent standard operating procedure and monitoring," he said.

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More than 2,400 workers at world's top glove maker test positive for coronavirus

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-outbreak-worlds-top-glove-maker-pandemic/

Malaysia's Top Glove Corp., the world's largest maker of rubber gloves, said Tuesday that it expects a two-to-four-week delay in deliveries after more than 2,000 workers at its factories were infected by the coronavirus. The outbreak has raised the possibility of supply disruptions during the pandemic.

Top Glove said it has temporarily stopped production at 16 factories in Klang, a town outside Kuala Lumpur, since Nov. 17 to screen workers, with its remaining 12 facilities in the area operating at much reduced capacities.

The government on Monday ordered 28 Top Glove factories in Klang to shut down in stages to allow workers to undergo screening and mandatory quarantine after 2,453 factory workers tested positive for COVID-19.

The health ministry reported 1,511 more cases in the area on Tuesday, but didn't say how many were factory workers. The cluster contributed to a record daily high of 2,188 cases nationwide, bringing Malaysia's total cases to 58,847. The cluster in the Klang area is currently the most active in the country with 4,036 cases.

Top Glove says it produces about 90 billion rubber gloves a year, about one quarter of the world's supply, and exports to 195 countries. It has seen profits soar amid rising demand for its products due to the pandemic.

"We expect delays in some deliveries by about two to four weeks, as well as a longer lead time for orders, and estimate a possible 3% impact on projected annual sales for financial year 2021," Top Glove said in a statement.

"To minimize the impact on our customers, we are allocating sales orders to unaffected factories and rescheduling deliveries where possible," it said, without elaborating.

It said it is working closely with the authorities and implementing stringent health measures, including daily disinfection of the workers' dormitories and its factories. Top Glove reportedly has about 13,000 workers at its 28 factories in Klang.

It employs a total of 21,000 workers in its 41 factories in Malaysia and six others in Thailand, Vietnam and China.

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