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Coronavirus cases have risen to 42 so far at a cannery in Giannitsa, which employs 680 people. Most of them are seasonal workers living in nearby areas outside of Pella prefecture, such as Imathia, Thessaloniki and Pieria.
Initially, 13 cases were identified among 30 employees, who commute to and from Giannitsa from Goumenissa and Kilkis, where they live, by bus on a daily basis. Other cases were detected during follow-up.
According to the information so far, the number of workers positive for the coronavirus is 42, and this number is expected to increase. All patients are under house arrest.
The employees were transferred to hospitals in northern Greece, while the follow-up procedure is followed, according to the protocol established by EODY.
It is assumed, of course, that the cases will increase.
Note that according to the data on the spread of coronavirus cases in Greece, today we had 6 cases in PE. Imathia, of which 1 is associated with confluence, while 3 report contact with a confirmed case, 6 cases in PE Pella, of which 1 is associated with confluence and 7 cases in PE Pieria, of which 1 is connected by confluence .
To turn off
The Giannitsa canning factory announced the end of its operation, after the pile of positive samples.
“The company, which notably complied with all legal protection measures against Covid-19, as soon as it was informed of the existence of cases in 11 employees in the Kilkis area, it immediately took all legal measures, informing the relevant services , but also meters immediately on our behalf, and until recently it ceased its operation, for reasons of protection of public health and its personnel ”, it is mentioned in a relevant statement from the company.
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