According to ARS, 28 people who work at the Holvia Pork slaughterhouse in Laval have tested positive for the coronavirus. The new slaughterhouse in question is ab
According to ARS, 28 people who work at the Holvia Pork slaughterhouse in Laval have tested positive for the coronavirus.
A new slaughterhouse worries the health authorities: the Holvia Pork facility, located in Laval, is paralyzed, at least until the end of the week, due to the discovery of a series of positive cases of Covid-19, the Regional Health Agency (ARS) learned this Wednesday.
Holvia Pork has “temporarily suspended the activity of its units, at least until July 3 inclusive. The company has also decided to carry out the ‘access space’ in its entirety during the suspension of activity,” said a joint press release from the Mayenne prefecture, Pays de la Loire ARS and the company.
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According to the information provided, 60 people were tested this Monday, among which 28 were positive, after two employees were reported at the end of last week and they themselves tested positive.
151 people were tested
This Wednesday a second batch of samples was taken, “to test 151 people who were not screened, especially those who work in the slaughterhouse workshops,” says the statement, adding that the slaughterhouse was closed pending these results.
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“The State services and the ARS are in constant contact with the company’s management in order to determine the necessary preventive measures in this situation and define ways to recover activities in conditions that protect workers,” the press release states.
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Holvia Pork belongs to the Terrena cooperative group. The persons examined are employees, temporary employees, employers and representatives of the state veterinary services. All this staff adds up to 80 people for the slaughterhouse for parties on site and 150 people for the cutting workshop for parties.
Date Updated: July 1, 2020, 9:58 PM
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