Ferrari will gradually restart operations at its Italian factories in Maranello and Modena on May 4 when the country starts to lift certain coronavirus lockdown restrictions, The New York Times reports.
The two factories located in Italy’s northern Emilia-Romagna region have been closed since mid-March when the nation froze manufacturing activities deemed as non-essential and imposed restrictions on people’s movements.
Ferrari revealed in a statement that work at the sites will resume “gradually” before returning to full capacity on May 8.
The Italian car manufacturer has been readying its employees to get back to work through its ‘Back on Track’ program that aims to prepare staff for safer working environments at the Maranello and Modena facilities.
Under the program which was unveiled in early April, Ferrari staff, families and suppliers will take blood tests and be given an app that will alert them if they’ve been in close contact with any people also taking part in the scheme who had contracted Covid-19.
Ferrari has been doing its part to help Italy’s healthcare system that has been crippled with over 205,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and more than 27,000 deaths. For example, in mid-April, Ferrari started producing respirator valves and fittings for protective masks in Maranello. The Ferrari-branded parts are made using additive manufacturing technology in the same department where the company usually builds its car prototypes.