Positive cases of COVID-19 at 2 Sisters’ Coupar Angus plant have increased to 63, as cases in the local area continue to rise.
Dr Emma Fletcher, the director of public health for NHS Tayside, said the increase was expected, with many of the additional positive cases already self-isolating.
“The Incident Management Team (IMT) remains reassured that the factory can remain open at this time as we are in a very different position to when there were COVID-19 cases at the factory last August,” Fletcher added.
“2 Sisters have put in place a number of measures to reduce the risk of transmission within the factory. These have been reviewed regularly and assurance provided by the relevant regulatory authorities.”