Toyota's Bidadi plant suspends work for a day after worker dies of Covid-19

In line with the government guidelines, the company has quarantined the employees suspected of having primary or secondary contact with the deceased until June 23

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) on Monday said it has suspended operations at its manufacturing plant in Bidadi for a day following the death of an employee due to Covid-19.

The company deeply regrets to inform the sad news of an untimely demise of one of its employees and expresses its sincere condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the deceased employee, TKM said in a statement.

The cause of death has been identified as Covid-19, it added.

The employee had last attended work at the factory on June 23 and hence as of now there has been no clear