Two Fonterra Edendale workers test positive for covid-19

Two Fonterra Edendale workers test positive for covid-19
Rebecca Howard
Dairy giant Fonterra Cooperative Group has temporarily closed its Edendale distribution centre in Southland for 48-hours to allow for deep cleaning after two workers tested positive for covid-19.Fonterra was declared an essential service when New Zealand moved to the alert level 4 lockdown two weeks ago. At the time, it said employees in the food supply chain, such as farmers, tanker drivers, manufacturing and distribution centre employees, were to keep working but follow very strict government guidance to protect themselves and the community f...

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