US garment manufacturer LA Apparel has reportedly been ordered to halt operations after public health authorities found more than 100 workers tested positive for Covid-19.
According to a report published by NBC Universal, the facility has been closed indefinitely.
LA Apparel recently shifted production primarily to making masks and PPE. The closure affects all three of its LA plants.
It is understood that 23 workers from one plant tested positive, 61 from another, and 67 from the third. The closure is said to affect some 2,000 staff.
According to the report, citing comments from Dov Charney, LA Apparel and American Apparel founder, the company is looking at re-engineering the workspace, and also the meal break area, as part of the plan it is developing to present to authorities for permission to reopen.
NBC Universal said Charney “hopes to have enough staff cleared with negative test results to return to work within a few days, and the plants ready to resume manufacturing sometime this weekend, but it all hinges on approval by public health and possibly other agencies.”
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By GlobalDataLA Apparel did not return request for comment when approached by just-style.
