A Perthshire chicken factory at the centre of a coronavirus probe has been forced to close after the number of confirmed cases jumped to four.
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Now bosses have shut down the George Street factory after a further three cases were detected.
A spokesman for 2 Sisters said: “Following the confirmation on August 16 of four positive Covid-19 cases at our site in Coupar Angus, we have decided to temporarily suspend operations and pause production on August 17th, which we believe is the responsible action to take.
“Our priority remains the safety and wellbeing of all colleagues, and we will be reviewing the situation closely in partnership with the relevant regional and national Scottish Covid-19 taskforces before we restart production. The facility had previously operated for six months without a single positive Covid-19 case recorded.”
