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“We are an aerospace manufacturer with defense and government contracts and therefore categorized as a Critical Infrastructure business,” a company spokeswoman told Reuters in an emailed statement.
The company, which aims to offer the first commercial space flight later this year with Branson on board, added that a vast majority of its workforce is working from home.
Virgin Galactic’s net losses widened to $73 million (59 million pounds) in the fourth quarter from $46 million in the year-ago period, it reported in its first financial results as a publicly-traded company in February.
Separately, Branson is seeking 500 million pounds ($619.36 million) from the British government to bail out his Virgin Atlantic airline during the virus outbreak.
Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Richard Chang
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