TSMC says three workers test positive for COVID-19By Lisa Wang / Staff reporterTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電), the world’s biggest contract chipmaker, yesterday said three of its employees had tested positive for COVID-19, and more than 100 workers who came into close contact with them are quarantining at home and are to undergo rapid and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests. It has also provided them with COVID-19 home test kits and arranged for further PCR tests. The PCR tests will be completed in two days, the chipmaker said. More than 200 workers have tested negative in initial tests, TSMC said in a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange. The chipmaker plans to launch several rounds of rapid tests this week for employees to safeguard their health, it said.

Source: Taipei Times July 12, 2021 15:56 UTC