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		</div><p>The world’s largest rubber glove maker said it expects distribution delays of up to four weeks after more than 2,000 workers at its factories contracted coronavirus.</p>
<p>Top Glove, a Malaysian manufacturer, temporarily stopped production at 16 factories in Klang, a town outside Kuala Lumpur, from November 17 to screen workers.</p>
<p>Its remaining 12 factories in the area remained operating at reduced capacities.</p>
<p>However, on Monday, the government ordered all 28 factories to close after 2,453 factory workers tested positive for coronavirus.</p>
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<p>The factories will shut down in stages to allow employees to get tested and go into mandatory quarantine.</p>
<p>The health ministry reported 1,511 more cases in the area on Tuesday but didn’t say how many were factory workers. The cluster contributed to a record daily high of 2,188 cases nationwide, bringing Malaysia’s total cases to 58,847.</p>
<p>The cluster in the Klang area is currently the most active in the country with 4,036 cases.</p>
<p>Top Glove produces about 90 billion rubber gloves a year – about one quarter of the world’s supply – and exports to 195 countries. It has seen profits soar amid rising demand for its products due to the pandemic.</p>
<p>In a statement, Top Glove said: “We expect delays in some deliveries by about two to four weeks, as well as a longer lead time for orders, and estimate a possible 3% impact on projected annual sales for financial year 2021.</p>
<p>“To minimise the impact on our customers, we are allocating sales orders to unaffected factories and rescheduling deliveries where possible.”</p>
<p>It said it is working closely with the authorities and implementing stringent health measures, including daily disinfection of the workers’ dormitories and its factories.</p>
<p>Top Glove reportedly has about 13,000 workers at its 28 factories in Klang.</p>
<p>It employs a total of 21,000 workers in its 41 factories in Malaysia and six others in Thailand, Vietnam and China.</p>
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