PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech carmaker Skoda Auto, part of the Volkswagen Group
Skoda is the country’s largest exporter and suspended production on March 18 as part of measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus that has put most of Europe on lockdown.
VW, the world’s biggest carmaker, has stopped production at other factories across Europe as the coronavirus pandemic hits sales and disrupts supply chains.
The Czech government has shut borders, most shops and restaurants and restricted people’s movement as part of its emergency response.
The first detections of the virus in the country came on March 1 and as of Friday morning the health ministry had reported 2,062 cases, along with nine deaths.
(Reporting by Jason Hovet; Editing by Edmund Blair)
