The Banham Poultry factory in Attleborough has been in part closed
A complete bunch of poultry employees and their households dangle been suggested to self-isolate following a Covid-19 outbreak at a factory, officials pronounce.
Ninety-six employees at Banham Poultry in Norfolk dangle tested definite for Covid-19, an develop of 21 since Thursday.
Up to now 477 of the workforce of about 800 people dangle had tests.
But Norfolk public well being director Dr Louise Smith stated all employees have to self-isolate for 14 days “within the occasion that they’ve no longer tested definite or no longer been tested”.
“Group and their households, including younger people, have to self-isolate for 14 days, within the occasion that they’ve no longer tested definite or no longer been tested,” she stated.
“Group have to isolate for 10 days within the occasion that they’ve had a definite check result, and their households, including younger people, resolve on to isolate for 14 days.
“Anybody who has no longer been tested is regularly recommended to dangle a study for a check and extra mobile devices are being introduced in to reinforce this.
“As the relevant regulatory agencies dangle confirmed the constructing has been deep cleaned, the corporate is bringing in a fresh community of 45 people to proceed to employees the slaughterhouse.
“This may maybe occasionally seemingly maybe maybe merely model definite that the euthanasing of birds can proceed, in keeping with the same outdated regulations.”
Banham Poultry has been in enterprise in Attleborough since 1965
Dr Smith stated there become no proof of a unfold of this outbreak to the broader community after previously asserting that “precautionary” coronavirus testing had been extended to all employees.
Blaine van Rensburg, managing director of Banham Poultry stated final week that the “safety of our employees stays our no 1 priority”.
“We proceed to model definite that PPE is outdated accurately by all employees and dangle groups in do of living to reduction and video display social distancing measures,” he added.
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