A Japanese carmaker worries about the health of its workers!

According to Reuters, Toyota Motor Company announced that it has reduced its production in 12 factories in Japan due to the increasing daily incidence of Omicron corona among the company’s employees and parts suppliers.

A Toyota spokesman said the disruption, which is taking place amid a shortage of semiconductor chips and forcing the company to cut production, could affect this month’s plans and boost production. Reduce about 47,000 cars.

The Japanese company announced on Tuesday that it expects to lag behind its annual production target of 9 million vehicles due to lack of sufficient chips.

According to the report, the company’s fiscal year ends on March 31.

The incidence of omicron coronavirus has increased in Japan since the beginning of this year. The daily corona reached a record 46,199 on Thursday.