"Dr Roger Gajraj, a consultant in health protection withUKHSA, said it identified a small number of individuals at the site who were responding well to treatment and are no longer infectious, so pose no onward risk. As a precaution, and in line with national guidance, we are offering testing to those who may have had closer contact with the affected individuals. The overall risk remains low, he added."
"Amazon said that after some cases were identified we immediately followed guidance from the NHS and UKHSA and made all employees potentially affected aware of the situation. Out of an abundance of caution, we are currently running an expanded screening programme with the NHS. A spokesperson said the company had briefed the whole site on the situation: Nothing is more important than the safety and wellbeing of our team members."
Testing for tuberculosis is underway at Amazon's Coventry warehouse after a handful of workers were found to have contagious TB last year. The UK Health Security Agency began a screening programme in September and identified several individuals responding well to treatment who are no longer infectious. Amazon reported that 10 people at the site later tested positive for latent TB. The company followed NHS and UKHSA guidance, briefed staff, and is running an expanded screening programme. TB is fully treatable with antibiotics, but the GMB union has called for temporary closure until infection control measures are implemented.
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