Maybe it's a good thing people are working for home...

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clearedforlanding replied

13 August 2020, 16:05
Greencore? All those poor M&S sanwich shoppers are gong to have to rough it in Waitrose.
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SueEllen started a topic Maybe it's a good thing people are working for home...

13 August 2020, 16:04
Maybe it's a good thing people are working for home...

Coronavirus: Outbreak at sandwich factory as nearly 300 staff test positive | UK News | Sky News

Nearly 300 employees have tested positive for coronavirus at a sandwich factory in Northampton, the town's director of public health has confirmed.

Greencore, the factory affected by the outbreak, said some of its staff are now self-isolating.

79 workers tested positive through NHS tests while 213 positive results came back from Greencore's private testing, said Lucy Wightman, director of public health at Northamptonshire County Council.

A total of 292 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the outbreak.

Greencore said in a statement: "As a result of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the Northampton area, we took the decision to start proactively testing all of the colleagues at our Northampton site.

"We can confirm that a number of colleagues have tested positive for the virus and are now self-isolating.

"We are liaising closely with PHE East Midlands, Northamptonshire County Council and Northampton Borough Council, who are fully supportive of the controls that we have on site."
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