Tiger Brands will temporarily close its Durban Albany bakery due to Covid-19
Tiger Brands announced that it will temporarily close its Durban Albany bakery as a precautionary measure after staff members tested positive for Covid-19 virus.
In a statement issued on Wednesday‚ the company said that it had close to the bakery as a precautionary measure and that it had contacted the department of health and the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD).
The company added that it started when an employee who reported for duty was advised to seek medical attention after reporting feeling ill with flu-like symptoms. A Covid-19 test was conducted, and the results were received on Thursday 9 April, confirming Covid 19.
"As per the NICD protocol, all employees who had come into close contact with the individual were identified and sent for precautionary testing and self-isolation as they were asymptomatic. The testing was subsequently extended to all staff in the admin building where the first patient worked. These results were received yesterday 15 April," Tiger Brands said.
Twelve employees has since tested positive for coronavirus and are in self-isolation.
The company notes that all of these employees work in the administration building and none of these employees work on the production line or are involved in the delivery of product to our customers.
Written by: Staff Writer.
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