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Mississippi Clarion LedgerView CommentsNissan on Wednesday said it would halt&nbsp;production at its Canton facility and others in the U.S. for two weeks due to the COVID-19 outbreak.&nbsp;The production outage&nbsp;—&nbsp;affecting about 5,250 employees in Canton&nbsp;—&nbsp;will last from March 20 through April 6.&nbsp;"The company is taking this action to boost containment efforts where possible around the COVID-19 coronavirus," spokeswoman Lloryn Love-Carter said. "Currently, there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 coronavirus at any Nissan facility. Areas deemed business-essential will operate with enhanced safety measures."Love-Carter said employees would continue to be paid during the outage.Nissan's announcement follows news that Toyota would also&nbsp;temporarily suspend production at its Blue Springs plant and others across North America next Monday and Tuesday.RELATED:RELATED:The company said it planned to conduct&nbsp;thorough cleanings during the outage and allow employees to adjust to changing family plans related to the coronavirus. About 2,000 work at Toyota's Mississippi&nbsp;facility, and they will continue to be paid, The news comes as many other car companies, including Detroit's big three&nbsp;— General Motors, Ford and Chrysler&nbsp;— temporarily closed&nbsp;plants and in response to the virus.&nbsp;Nissan workers in Canton had expressed frustration in recent days&nbsp;they were still being asked to work in the face of the spreading virus, according to . Workers told the outlet it was impossible to maintain adequate social distancing while working on the assembly line.&nbsp;“When you have a plant of 6,000 people that are in-and-out of here in a 24-hour period, it can spread quite fast,” one employee, Travis Parks, told the outlet.&nbsp;Contact Luke Ramseth at 601-961-7050&nbsp;or . Follow on Twitter.View Comments

Mississippi Clarion LedgerView CommentsNissan on Wednesday said it would halt&nbsp;production at its Canton facility and others in the U.S. for two weeks due to the COVID-19 outbreak.&nbsp;The production outage&nbsp;—&nbsp;affecting about 5,250 employees in Canton&nbsp;—&nbsp;will last from March 20 through April 6.&nbsp;"The company is taking this action to boost containment efforts where possible around the COVID-19 coronavirus," spokeswoman Lloryn Love-Carter said. "Currently, there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 coronavirus at any Nissan facility. Areas deemed business-essential...

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