COLBY, WI (WSAU-WAOW) – Welcome Dairy in Colby has had several employees test positive for COVID-19.
Those employees are now in quarantine. Contract tracing has also been completed, close contacts have been notified and quarantined as deemed necessary.
The company said in a news release that it is working with all local health departments, Marshfield Clinic Occupational Health, and is following FDA and CDC guidelines.
Welcome Dairy’s management team has decided to test every employee for COVID-19 in collaboration with the Marshfield Health Care System.
“Welcome Dairy’s Management Team has been proactively meeting regularly to stay abreast of the ever changing Covid-19 situation,” the company said in a written statement. “We have taken extra precautions to limit exposure within the plant including daily employee health screenings, the wearing of masks, enforcing social distancing and continuous sanitizing of common contact surfaces.”