Fourteen employees of Alliance's Smithfield plant in Timaru are in self-isolation after undergoing Covid-19 tests following the positive test result of a colleague. On Wednesday, the meat processing co-operative confirmed one of its night-shift employees had tested positive for Covid-19. He received notification of his positive test result on Tuesday and was recovering at home. BEJON HASWELL/STUFF Fourteen Alliance Smithfield workers have asked to be tested for Covid-19 after a colleague tested positive this week. NZ Meat Workers Union Canterbury branch secretary Bill Watt said he understood the meat workers who had opted to be tested were those who felt uncomfortable about their situation.

Source: Stuff April 16, 2020 04:41 UTC