THE Chinese national EDF worker who has tested positive for coronavirus 'would not have posed an infection risk to colleagues or other contacts in the UK', Public Health England has said.
The man, who works on the Hinkley C project from the Bridgewater House base in Bristol, became unwell after returning to China.
As a precaution EDF has been carrying out a deep cleanse of the Hinkley C site, Bridgewater House and HPC buses.
A spokesman for EDF said: “Information reported online by the Chinese government said that the individual developed symptoms two days after leaving the UK.
"Public Health England has advised that, based on this information, this person would not have posed an infection risk to colleagues or other contacts in the United Kingdom.
"Public Health England is working with Chinese authorities to verify what has been reported. Should the information be confirmed, Public Health England is working with us to understand how the individual could have become infected.
"To support this, HPC is tracing people who may have been in contact with this individual between 15th and 27th February 2020 to see if they have shown symptoms.”
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In addition four members of the HPC workforce remain in self-isolation - one after returning from Northern Italy and two of his housemates and one employee after returning from Tenerife.
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