It’s rumoured today there is an outbreak of Covid-19 in the refuse department in West Lancashire Borough Council. 4 employees have apparently contracted it and tested positive within days of each other.

The refuse depot is still open, and contractors and delivery drivers have reputedly not been warned. Public Health England hasn’t been notified and no control measures are in place amongst staff or contractors.

If this is confirmed to be true it is an example of local council incompetence at its best. Surely the public should have been notified?