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Coronavirus outbreak at meat factory as one person infects 170 others

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More than 170 staff have tested positive for coronavirus at a meat factory in Cornwall. The outbreak has been confirmed at the Pigrim's Pride food factory in Pool, near Redruth.

Most of the cases were asymptomatic, the local public health team said. An alert to the national test and trace service from a single member of staff led to 500 colleagues at the plant being tested.

The company says it has introduced additional measures and checks its compliance with Covid-19 controls on a daily basis, Cornwall Live reports.

A spokesperson for Pilgrim's Pride added: "From the outset we have worked conscientiously to do all we can to protect our workforce and the local community. "Our teams have been working extremely hard in collaboration with the

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