A employee at Fiat Chrysler Vehicles' transmission plant in Kokomo, Ind., has examined optimistic for the coronavirus, however manufacturing on the facility is continuous.

The worker is receiving medical care and those that labored close to him or could have are available contact with him have been put in house quarantine, Jodi Tinson, an organization spokeswoman, mentioned in an e-mail Thursday.

Fiat Chrysler declined to offer the employees title, age or different private data comparable to his latest journey historical past for privateness causes.

The carmaker has disinfected his work station and is sanitizing the complete plant. Output is operating at a traditional tempo, however the firm is adjusting break instances to keep away from crowding and deploying social spacing to extend distances between staff.

The Italian-American firm mentioned Wednesday it could have to shut some components factories in northern Italy to help a nationwide marketing campaign to comprise the virus. It is also slowing manufacturing at some vegetation there to allow higher spacing...