Coronavirus at meat packing plants worse than first thought, USA TODAY investigation finds

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Coronavirus closed Smithfield and JBS meat packing plants. Many more are at risk. Operators may have to choose between worker health or meat in stores.

Kyle Bagenstose, Sky Chadde and Matt Wynn, USA TODAYUpdated 35 minutes ago

Tyson Foods has installed plastic barriers between worker stations at its meat and poultry plants to protect against transmission of the coronavirus.https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2020/04/22/meat-packing-plants-covid-may-force-choice-worker-health-food/2995232001/
Tyson Foods has installed plastic barriers between worker stations at its meat and poultry plants to protect against transmission of the coronavirus.
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A rash of coronavirus outbreaks at dozens of meat packing plants across the nation is far more extensive than previously thought, according to an exclusive review of cases by USA TODAY and the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting.

And it could get worse. More than 150 of America’s largest meat processing plants operate in counties where the rate of coronavirus infection is already among the nation’s highest, based on the media outlets’ analysis of slaughterhouse locations and county-level COVID-19 infection rates.

These facilities represent more than 1 in…

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