Bosses at a Dundee firm have categorically dismissed a suggestion the confirmed Tayside coronavirus case is an employee and rejected claims staff were kept in the dark after the worker was sent home.
The employee is understood to have come in to work at Dover Fuelling Solutions last week having been in contact with family members recently returned from Italy.
They were self-quarantining in accordance with Foreign Office advice and upon learning of the contact bosses at the West Pitkerro industrial estate business reportedly sent the worker home.
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A colleague subsequently claimed the worker had been advised not to tell other workers about the reason behind his absence.
The company firmly rejected the claims as “wholly inaccurate”.
A spokesperson added: “There is absolutely no truth in the report that the person suffering from coronavirus is an employee of the Dover Dundee manufacturing facility.”
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They continued: “As a global company, Dover Fuelling Solutions is actively monitoring the spread of the Novel Coronavirus outbreak.
“Our employees are our top priority, and we are committed to taking every step to safeguard their health.
“We have been in close touch with all of our global employees, especially those in the affected regions, and at this time, we have no confirmed cases of any of our employees having contracted the virus,” the spokeswoman added.
“We are taking the necessary precautions to provide health and safety information that is in accordance with the latest guidance from government health authorities, and continue to work closely with all of our local teams to provide assistance, guidance and direction on this important situation.”
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