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Leroy shuts salmon plant after coronavirus spreads through staff

Group has sent all employees home after the factory and neighboring town has seen the spread of covid-19.

Leroy Seafood Group CEO Henning Beltestad. The Norwegian aquaculture and fisheries giant suffered an outbreak of the coronavirus at one of its smoked salmon facilities in Norway.
Leroy Seafood Group CEO Henning Beltestad. The Norwegian aquaculture and fisheries giant suffered an outbreak of the coronavirus at one of its smoked salmon facilities in Norway.Foto: Anders Furuset
Published 15 April 2020, 14:10Updated 15 April 2020, 14:34
Leroy Seafood GroupHenning BeltestadFarmed salmonNorwayAtlantic salmon