coronavirus cases so far. Employees at the Karro Food Group pork processing plant in Scunthorpe have blasted its safety measures following a spate of cases last week.
One, who wished to remain anonymous, told Scunthorpe Live : "Staff are dropping like flies and being sent home. There's around ten confirmed cases now. "We have plastic screens up but that's about it.
Staff have been trying to wear masks on the factory floor but been told to remove them or leave."Apparently face masks are classed as food hazards, but hair nets and snoods aren't. "People are getting texts from Test and Trace now, telling them to get a test as they've been somewhere where people have tested positive. "The factory has worked all through lockdown and now people.