Tesla's safety chief claimed the company's Fremont plant has had 'zero COVID-19 workplace transmissions' since reopening in May
A top Tesla executive claimed that there have been "zero COVID-19 workplace transmissions" at the company's factory in Fremont, California, since it reopened in May,Laurie Shelby, Tesla's vice president of environment, health, and safety told employees in an internal memo, which was first reported by the
on Thursday, that employees' exposure to the virus happened outside the facility and primarily from family members or housemates.Shelby also wrote that "in most instances," the employee in question followed company safety protocols like staying home, telling a manager, and getting tested, though she did not elaborate on cases where protocols were not followed, according to CNBC.
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