Several Tesla Employees Reportedly Contracted The Coronavirus After Elon Musk Opened Its Factory Despite Shelter-in-place Orders

Mason Trinca for The Washington Post via Getty Images Tesla employees tested positive for the coronavirus after Tesla resumed work at its factories, the Washington Post reports. The company defied local shelter-in-place orders to restart manufacturing amid the pandemic in May. There's clear evidence that lockdown efforts and social distancing helped slow the virus' spread — and that many US deaths could have been prevented. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. "Several" Tesla employees tested positive for the coronavirus after Elon Musk defied local shelter-in-place orders to resume production at the company's factories, the Washington Post's Faiz Siddiqui reported Tuesday. Managers held meetings to inform employees of the cases and that the affected people were told not to come in to work, according to two anonymous employees who spoke to the paper.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: Tax Day is now July 15 — this is what it's like to do your own taxes for the very first timeSee Also:There's one segment of electric vehicles even Tesla is late to — everyone from Amazon to automakers is racing to build the perfect electric delivery vanShifting Gears: Is this the end of public transit?Why China Loves Tesla