Second Sainsbury's warehouse in Northampton hit by Covid-19 outbreak

The Sainsbury's Northampton warehouse in Pineham has confirmed a 'small number' of colleagues on site have tested positive for the deadly virus.

A Sainsbury's spokeswoman said: “Safety is our highest priority and we continue to have a range of measures in place in all of our Sainsbury’s and Argos distribution centres to keep our colleagues safe.

"A small number of colleagues have tested positive at our Northampton depot and are self-isolating at home. We continue to support test and trace and remain in close contact with them. We have colleagues self-isolating as a precaution, in line with government guidance.”

It was revealed on Friday by The Chron that Sainsbury's neighbouring freezer warehouse has also been hit with an outbreak - with around 14 to 15 workers out of over 450 testing positive, reportedly forcing many employees to self-isolate.

One person who got in touch with this newspaper said a large amount of staff at the two warehouses use the same bus services.

It is also understood Sainsbury's pays its colleagues while they self-isolate.