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Melbourne meat supplier at centre of new COVID-19 spike
The abattoir behind Australia’s biggest coronavirus cluster has outed itself after the Victorian government refused to name it.
The Cedar Meats facility in Brooklyn, Melbourne is linked with 34 cases of the deadly disease.
The first case was recorded in early April and a second worker tested positive on April 23, according to 3AW.
The factory closed for a deep clean on Friday and employees, who often work in close quarters, were told to get tested.
Nineteen positive results were returned on Sunday, causing Victoria to have its biggest daily total since April 11 when 24 cases were recorded.
The abattoir behind Australia’s biggest coronavirus cluster has been named
Cedar Meats General Manager Tony Kairouz said: ‘All workers are self-quarantining and we are working closely with the Victorian health authorities.
‘All meat processed at our facilities is processed in accordance with Australian Standards for food safety and our customers can be confident that the meat processed at our facilities is safe to eat.’
The Victorian government had refused to name the meatworks, causing outrage among locals.
In Victoria there were 13,000 tests on Sunday alone, the largest amount of any state in one day.
There are now 1,406 cases in total in the state.
Victoria’s state of alarm is set to finish on May 11, the earliest date the government will consider relaxing current social distancing restrictions.
The has launched a testing blitz that aims to complete 100,000 checks before next Monday.
Medical staff take down details after performing tests for the COVID-19 coronavirus on people who used a drive-through testing site in a Melbourne carpark on May 1
On Sunday the government confirmed a teacher at Meadow Glen primary school in Epping had coronavirus and the school will be shut from Monday to Wednesday.
The teacher’s infection was reported after Education Minister Dan Tehan accused Mr Andrews of failing in his leadership by keeping schools shut.
Mr Tehan later issued a statement withdrawing the remarks, saying he had overstepped the mark.
Source: Daily Mail australia
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