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Staff at chocolate maker Cadbury are having their temperatures taken as concerns over coronavirus grow.Staff at chocolate maker Cadbury are having their temperatures taken as concerns over coronavirus grow.
Owners Mondelez International said all manufacturing staff at its Bournville factory in Birmingham were being tested "whether [they] feel unwell or not".Owners Mondelez International said all manufacturing staff at its Bournville factory in Birmingham were being tested "whether [they] feel unwell or not".
It was one of a number of "precautionary measures" to protect health and safety, the firm said.It was one of a number of "precautionary measures" to protect health and safety, the firm said.
Elsewhere in Birmingham, events at the city's National Exhibition Centre have been cancelled.Elsewhere in Birmingham, events at the city's National Exhibition Centre have been cancelled.
In a statement, Mondelez said it said felt the measure was the "responsible" thing to do and it would continue to monitor the situation.In a statement, Mondelez said it said felt the measure was the "responsible" thing to do and it would continue to monitor the situation.
In the UK, five people with the virus have died, including one patient who had been treated in Wolverhampton. It said the checks were at its "key sites" across Europe, including Bournville.
It has also temporarily closed the Bournville staff shop to external visitors, it said.
In the UK, six people with the virus have died, including one patient who had been treated in Wolverhampton.
There were 319 confirmed cases as of 09:00 GMT on Monday.There were 319 confirmed cases as of 09:00 GMT on Monday.
At the NEC, The Homebuilding & Renovating Show, due to take place between 26 and 29 March has been postponed until Sumer. At the NEC, The Homebuilding & Renovating Show, due to take place between 26 and 29 March has been postponed until summer.
The Photography Show & The Video Show has also been pushed back, as has the Naidex event for the independent living and healthcare industries, while the The Big Bang UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair 2020 has been cancelled - all citing concerns over the virus. The Photography Show & The Video Show has also been pushed back, as has the Naidex event for the independent living and healthcare industries, while The Big Bang UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair 2020 has been cancelled - all citing concerns over the virus.
Chris Hamlett, an outreach officer in material science and engineering at Birmingham University, said the cancellation of The Big Bang Fair meant it was likely they have lost "a lot of money" with its stand alone costing £25,000. Chris Hamlett, an outreach officer in material science and engineering at Birmingham University, said the cancellation of The Big Bang Fair meant it was likely they have lost "a lot of money".
"A lot of the electrics have already been paid for, it has been a big effort to organise, I've just had 1,000 pens and 36 mugs arrive, which now I don't really need," he said."A lot of the electrics have already been paid for, it has been a big effort to organise, I've just had 1,000 pens and 36 mugs arrive, which now I don't really need," he said.
"I love the event and I am gutted it is cancelled.""I love the event and I am gutted it is cancelled."
Drive-through test centres for the virus have also been set up in Wolverhampton and Shropshire, where patients get tested without having to leave their cars. A spokesperson for the NEC Group said it was closely monitoring official on coronavirus and its impact on events and had introduced a series of precautionary measures.
"In the meantime, we are continuing to support customers to enable them to run their events," they said.
They added moving events would put pressure on the autumn/winter calendar, but the group was looking at measures to address it.
Drive-through test centres for the virus have been set up in Wolverhampton and Shropshire, where patients get tested without having to leave their cars.
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