The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments on Tuesday related to the global economy, the work place and the spread of the virus.
________ INDUSTRY: Less than a week after saying it planned to reopen five North American assembly plants, Ford has decided that those facilities will remain closed indefinitely.
The announcement to reopen got a cool reception from the United Auto Workers union. The spread of the virus has begun to hit Michigan hard.
The TCF Center in downtown Detroit soon will be turned into a 900-bed field hospital for COVID-19 patients. SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE: The workplace environment, for those companies that must have workers on location, is