(Yicai Global) Dec. 31 -- Germany's Daimler Northeast Asia Parts Trading and Services has closed some showrooms in Beijing due to confirmed Covid-19 cases and detected traces of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in these workplaces, the company announced yesterday.

Only some environmental samples at these premises have tested positive for the coronavirus, which is determined to result from the confirmed cases, the company said, Beijing Daily reported yesterday. The nucleic acid test results for all staffers in the firm’s other spare parts centers across the country have all come back negative.

Results for employees in Beijing’s northern Wangjing neighborhood were likewise all negative, as were those for all employees of the group, it announced after the screening.

The company's spare parts center in Beijing’s northeastern Shunyi district is responsible for the warehousing and distribution of components for Mercedes-Benz's after-sales business in northern China. Several warehouse employees in the spare parts center were successively confirmed as having Covid-19 infections from Dec. 26 to Dec. 28.

To avert potential risks, the company decided to mothball some outlets in Beijing from today, and fully cooperate with the local disease control agency to detect and completely disinfect all staff, goods and workspaces. Authorized distributors will resume business gradually after joint testing and confirmation with local health regulators to ensure the safety of workers and customers.

Headquartered in Beijing, Daimler Northeast Asia Parts Trading and Services formed in April 2008. A wholly-owned Daimler Northeast Asia Investment unit, the company’s services cover almost all models in the China market.

Editor: Ben Armour, Xiao Yi