More than 130 employees in Tesla have tested positive for the coronavirus, a deadly disease that started in Wuhan, China last year. However, the CEO, Elon Musk is keeping silent with this breaking news, as of press time.
On the other hand, Governor of Oklahoma state, Kevin Stitt, has an insight to share about the exposure of Tesla' employees to the virus, making him question as to whether Musk has already got infected during his visit to Tulsa, a report on Radio Oklahoma Network said.
Tulsa is one of the two finalists of Tesla's Gigafactory, the other is Austin in Texas state, it added.
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Tesla and COVID-19
An insider information obtained on Thinknum revealed that Tesla and its employees are increasing in popularity with their exposure to the coronavirus. Many of the cases reportedly are from California's Fremont factory.
Like several other tech companies like Amazon, Tesla has a long-standing history with regards to the coronavirus pandemic.
The renowned car maker once defied the local orders since it has decided to shut down the Fremont factory to curb the pandemic and the infections, Thinknum said from the information it has acquired.
Is Musk keeping mum on the issue? In the following weeks, the CEO was in fact outspoken about the pandemic, but now that his employees are the ones infected, is he issuing new statements?
"Frankly, this is the final straw. Tesla will now move its HQ and future programs to Texas/Nevada immediately. If we even retain Fremont manufacturing activity at all, it will be dependent on how Tesla is treated in the future. Tesla is the last carmaker left in CA," this word from Elon is the most proximate there is about COVID-19.
Tesla is restarting production today against Alameda County rules. I will be on the line with everyone else. If anyone is arrested, I ask that it only be me. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 11, 2020
Frustrated?
Elon Musk must also have become frustrated about how the authorities are managing the people, since there are reported discrepancies and inconsistencies with the state and local regulations.
Furthermore, Tesla's vice president for environment, health, and safety is ensuring that more than 99.99 percent of the viral occurrences did not happen within their workplace.
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Definition of terms
Being "affected" does not necessarily equate to the fact that employees are testing positive for COVID-19 but the company may have "affected employees" exposed with other employees confirmed to have the virus.
Based on Tesla's personal data, most of these employees monitored for the viral exposure, as a matter of truth, have never been tested at all, the data from Thinknum indicated.
When Elon Musk visited the state of Oklahoma this month, it has been revealed that the state governor has been tested positive for the virus, reason why Musk might the one more vulnerable.
