Czech Rep tops global COVID cases per capita So far, strategy has avoided factory shutdowns
PORICANY, Czech Republic, March 12 (Reuters) - Czech manufacturing firms, a key part of European supply chains for the automotive and other industries, are banking on government-ordered mandatory coronavirus testing to avoid nationwide closures during a spike in infections.
Manufacturing, the backbone of the Czech Republic’s export-oriented economy, has so far been largely spared restrictions that have shut services and schools in the country of 10.7 million, which for weeks has been at the top of global rankings in per capita COVID-19 cases and deaths.
Czech auto and machine tool components supplier Benes a Lat said a government order for compulsory testing would help the Czech manufacturing industry avoid damaging closures.
Czech manufacturing firms, a key part of European supply chains for the automotive and other industries, are banking on government-ordered mandatory coronavirus testing to avoid nationwide closures during a spike in infections.