Image: Liam McBurney via PA Images Image: Liam McBurney via PA Images MAJOR MEAT PROCESSING company Moy Park has confirmed that a Covid-19 outbreak had been identified at its plant in Ballymena in Northern Ireland.
A cluster is defined as two or more laboratory-confirmed cases among people associated with a workplace, school or similar setting within 14 days.A Moy Park spokeswoman said: “We have been informed that a very small number of our employees in the Ballymena site have tested positive for coronavirus. “We continue to work closely with the Public Health Agency and other government agencies, following their advice and protocols.
“Staff safety is our number one priority and we continue to strictly follow all safeguarding procedures across our sites, such as enhanced cleaning and hygiene regimes, thermal temperature scanning, Perspex screens, additional PPE and social distancing measures.”