Fears of one other meals manufacturing unit coronavirus outbreak as cluster sparks mass testing

An investigation has been launched after four confirmed circumstances of coronavirus have been linked to a meals processing plant in Ebbw Vale.

Public Properly being Wales acknowledged employees on the Zorba Delicacies Ltd meals processing plant will get hold of widespread, speedy testing from Tuesday.

Shut contacts of the contaminated people have been traced.

Dr Rhianwen Stiff, PHW’s advisor in communicable sickness administration, acknowledged: “Investigations are ongoing as to the attainable rationalization for the incident, and no company conclusions may be reached at this early stage. No outbreak has been declared.

“Shut contacts of confirmed circumstances have been contacted by way of the check out, trace, defend course of and provided with additional suggestion for themselves, household and totally different contacts.

“As a precautionary measure, and to help with further understanding of situation inside workplace settings, Aneurin Bevan Faculty Properly being Board, in collaboration with the Gwent Regional Test, Trace, Protect workforce, will carry out widespread, speedy testing of the workforce from tomorrow with the whole co-operation of Zorba Delicacies Ltd.”

Dr Stiff urged that clusters of circumstances could very properly be anticipated in settings resembling workplaces as a result of the nation strikes in to the restoration part of the pandemic.

It follows outbreaks at meals crops in Wrexham and Anglesey.