<p> Two-wheeler major India Yamaha motor, a subsidiary of Japan-headquartered Yamaha, on Monday said it was suspending operations at its facilities in the country in view of coronavirus outbreak. The company said it has taken preventive counter- measure of suspending its manufacturing operations at its facilities in Chennai, Surajpur (Uttar Pradesh) and Faridabad (Haryana) till March 31, 2020.</p>.<p>The decision was taken following the COVID-19 pandemic and also the safety, health and hygiene of its employees, customers and business partners.</p>.<p>"The operations at the Surajpur and Faridabad plants have been suspended with immediate effect while Chennai plant will be suspended from March 24," the company said.</p>.<p>The employees at the headquarters and area offices have been provided with the option of work from home till March 31, it said.</p>.<p>"Yamaha is fully committed to the health protocols in the wake of the COVID-19 threat and as a responsible corporate, it has been taking all precautionary measures such as increased frequency of sanitisation and creating awareness among employees in the current scenario," it said.</p>.<p>"We will completely abide the government order during the period and will wait for further notifications from the respective state governments to resume plant operations", the statement added.</p>.<p>Tamil Nadu has reported nine positive cases in the state so far with one person being discharged from government hospital after he recovered from COVID-19.</p>.<p>The state government on Monday announced that CrPC section 144 would be invoked for implementation from 6pm on March 24 as a measure to control the spread of virus.</p>.<p>Essential and emergency services would operate while public and private transport services would not function.</p>
<p> Two-wheeler major India Yamaha motor, a subsidiary of Japan-headquartered Yamaha, on Monday said it was suspending operations at its facilities in the country in view of coronavirus outbreak. The company said it has taken preventive counter- measure of suspending its manufacturing operations at its facilities in Chennai, Surajpur (Uttar Pradesh) and Faridabad (Haryana) till March 31, 2020.</p>.<p>The decision was taken following the COVID-19 pandemic and also the safety, health and hygiene of its employees, customers and business partners.</p>.<p>"The operations at the Surajpur and Faridabad plants have been suspended with immediate effect while Chennai plant will be suspended from March 24," the company said.</p>.<p>The employees at the headquarters and area offices have been provided with the option of work from home till March 31, it said.</p>.<p>"Yamaha is fully committed to the health protocols in the wake of the COVID-19 threat and as a responsible corporate, it has been taking all precautionary measures such as increased frequency of sanitisation and creating awareness among employees in the current scenario," it said.</p>.<p>"We will completely abide the government order during the period and will wait for further notifications from the respective state governments to resume plant operations", the statement added.</p>.<p>Tamil Nadu has reported nine positive cases in the state so far with one person being discharged from government hospital after he recovered from COVID-19.</p>.<p>The state government on Monday announced that CrPC section 144 would be invoked for implementation from 6pm on March 24 as a measure to control the spread of virus.</p>.<p>Essential and emergency services would operate while public and private transport services would not function.</p>