Perth factory workers building Covid testing kit test positive for coronavirus
© Courtesy Thermo Fisher
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A Perth factory which has been a key player in the global fight against coronavirus has been hit by its own outbreak.
Several staff have tested positive for Covid-19 at the Thermo Fisher Scientific base in the city’s Inveralmond area.
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The Thermo Fisher Scientific factory in Perth
Since October, the life sciences factory has been manufacturing crucial components for Covid-19 testing kits. It makes about eight million tubes used for test samples each week.

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