A number of smartphone makers, including Xiaomi, Vivo, Samsung, and OPPO, have gotten permission to resume work from local governments in India.
The assembly line was previously shut down in late March in response to the epidemic of COVID-19 disease caused by the new coronavirus.
It now appears that the Government of India believes it is relatively safe to resume work again within certain limits, although the pace may be less consistent with its partners.
For example, as a Xiaomi partner, Foxconn said it would restart the Andhra Pradesh plant. Meanwhile, as one of Apple's partners, Wistron Group has made a "limited resumption" of work in Bangalore, with Vivo, Xiaomi and Samsung doing similarly.
Samsung said it is still putting the safety and health of its employees first, ensuring that it follows government guidelines and puts measures such as hygiene and social alienation in place.
Earlier this week, Samsung announced that it would reopen limited operations of its smart cafes and smart plazas in the orange and green areas where the New Crown virus is not spreading as badly, in line with an announcement by the Indian government.
For those workers who return to the plant, the government requires them to install the COVID-19 close contactor tracking application (Aarogya Setu). In contrast, people in places like the UK can voluntarily choose whether or not to use such apps.
