After slaughterhouses in Groenlo en Apeldoorn, a location of slaughter company Van Rooi Meat in Helmond was also closed on Thursday evening due to corona infections. The Brabant Southeast Safety Region reports this in a statement press statement.
The safety region (VRBZO) has decided that the location in Helmond must remain closed until Tuesday 2 June after the corona test turns out to be positive for 21 of the 130 employees. VRBZO fears that the slaughterhouse is, or may become, a hotbed of the coronavirus, and has decided to close the location.
The infections came to light after some staff members of the National Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) and the Animal Sector Quality Inspection (KDS) tested positive. There is also did a test among all employees of the location in Helmond.
In quarantine
Employees with a positive result will be informed on Friday morning. Reception has been arranged for them in a hotel in the region. They have to quarantine for 2 weeks together with their housemates.
The security region has announced that the location will remain closed at least until 2 June. Only when security can be guaranteed can the door be locked. Today (May 29) the organization, together with the GGD, will provide more clarity about further steps that are being taken.
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