Premier Peter Malinauskas and Primary Industries Minister Clare Scriven announced a short time ago that Perfection Fresh – a large glasshouse operation at Two Wells – has been closed as a quarantine response to the outbreak first discovered last month. It is understood just under 500 workers were employed at Perfection Fresh.
The government said two other companies have also been shut down: Gawler River Tomatoes and SA Tomatoes. It is understood the shutdown will last for a few weeks.
More than 2500 tests were carried out at the three businesses which showed the virus had spread further in the three properties than initially thought, prompting the shutdowns.
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