The coronavirus epidemic is also being talked about in a slaughterhouse in Morbihan. A case of Covid-19 was detected last weekend within the’Ronsard poultry slaughterhouse in Bignan. “One of our employees has been diagnosed positive, confirms Nicolas Douillard, Human Resources Director of the company’s meat sector. He is currently on sick leave at home. As soon as we were aware of this situation, we immediately informed the competent authorities, including the prefecture of Morbihan. “
The latter was informed of this this weekend. “We were informed of a situation on Saturday, which was confirmed by the Regional Health Agency (ARS) on Sunday”, we specify at the prefecture of Morbihan.
For its part, the health brigade (1) of the Primary Health Insurance Fund is hard at work. “In all likelihood, this case is positive. But further results are expected, indicates the director of the CPAM of Morbihan, Mohamed Azgag. For the sake of caution, we are getting closer to everyone who has been in contact with him. We establish the situation as closely as possible to establish the proximity scale. We will make a point on Wednesday. “
“Premature to speak of closure”
For now, there is no question of talking about closing the business. Or even to compare with the Kermené slaughterhouse in Saint-Jacut-du-Mené (Côtes-d’Armor), where 69 people tested positive for Covid-19. ” We are not there. The situation is not the same, moderates Mohamed Azgag. It is not yet known whether the virus has circulated inside or outside the company. It’s premature to talk about closure. The regional health agency will make the decision. “
When contacted, the ARS did not respond to our requests.
Ronsard, whose head office is in Bignan, has 855 employees, 700 partner breeders, seven factories and 52,000 tonnes of products (Figures at end December 2019, West France December 24 and 25, 2019). The company has been part of the Eureden group since January 1, 2020.
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