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        <title><![CDATA[Tesla asks employees to return to work before coronavirus lockdown ends]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tesla has asked some employees at its California factory to return to work before the end of a lockdown order that shut down the plant last month, according to reports.</p><p>Elon Musk&#8217;s electric-car maker told some paint and stamping operations workers to report to the Fremont, California factory on Wednesday — four days before the Bay Area&#8217;s &#8220;shelter in place&#8221; order is scheduled to end, <strong>Bloomberg News reported</strong> Saturday.</p><p>Tesla issued the order to dozens of employees &#8212; even though it&#8217;s supposed to maintain &#8220;minimum basic operations&#8221; at the plant through May 3 under the Alameda County order aimed at stopping the spread of the deadly coronavirus.</p><p>Those rules are still in place, though officials are expected to update businesses by Sunday on whether the restrictions will change, Sgt. Ray Kelly of the Alameda County Sheriff&#8217;s Office <strong>told CNBC.</strong></p><p>Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday morning.</p><p>The Silicon Valley-based automaker <strong>stopped producing cars</strong> at its Fremont plant on March 23 after a standoff with local authorities over whether it was considered an essential business that could operate normally under the lockdown. Alameda County health officer Erica Pan deemed the plant a &#8220;public health risk,&#8221; according to Bloomberg News.</p><p>The company previously told employees — some of whom it has <strong>furloughed amid the shutdown</strong> — that it planned to resume production on May 4, after the lockdown measures were slated to end, Bloomberg reported.</p><p>Tesla has also halted most production at its factory in Buffalo, New York and greatly reduced the number of workers at its Nevada plant. It&#8217;s unclear whether the company has called any staff back to work at either of those facilities.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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