This week, the company brought about 2,500 employees in the state back to work, most of them focused on defense production operations. Washington state has recorded more than 10,000 confirmed cases and more than 550 deaths. But a company spokesman, Charles Bickers, said Boeing would not test employees for the virus. “It was not designed to be safe under pandemic conditions.”That said, Gordon gave Boeing and other companies credit for letting employees work from home where possible. Between the returning workers and those who are able to telecommute, most of Boeing’s employees in the state will be back to work.

Source: bd News24 April 17, 2020 03:32 UTC