Some Samsung, Hyundai workers self-quarantine as South Korean businesses brace for virus impact

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Samsung Electronics shares fell 4.1% and Hyundai Motor ended down 4.3%, tracking the wider market’s 3.9% fall, as the spike in new coronavirus cases intensified fears about the epidemic’s fallout on the economy and businesses.

“As of 1 p.m. KT Feb. 24, the Gumi Complex has started normal operations and we expect no impact on production,” Samsung said in a statement, without elaborating further. Six employees at Hyundai Motor’s factories in the southeastern city of Ulsan are also at home, with four of them linked to a church at the centre of the virus outbreak, a union spokesman said in a statement.Story continues below advertisement

Ulsan is home to Hyundai’s biggest car factories, and there are a number of suppliers in the city and surrounding areas, which cater not only to the automaker, but export to the United States, Japan and other markets.

 

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