Boeing Co. said it would suspend airliner production in the Seattle area and General Electric Co. said it would lay off workers making jet engines for customers including the aerospace giant, as the coronavirus pandemic places a heavy drag on U.S. industry.

Many manufacturers have kept factories running even as confirmed cases of the virus have multiplied in the U.S. But more companies are closing at least some of their plants as demand plummets and some of their workers test positive for coronavirus.

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