Tyson Foods announced meat processing plants in Washington, Iowa and Indiana would close this week after workers at each facility tested positive for COVID-19.
A Tyson Fresh Meats plant in Pasco, Washington is the latest Tyson Foods meat processing facility to close after employees tested positive for COVID-19. It joins the company's largest plant in Waterloo, Iowa and another in Logansport, Indiana in closing despite the company's stated attempts to implement social distancing measures at the facilities.
Wednesday."We must do everything we can to make sure testing and support are in place and personal precautions are maintained."confirmed Tyson's largest meat processing plant in Iowa was planning to close Wednesday as several of its employees tested positive for COVID-19. Two states away, another of its plants was also ordered to close by Cass County officials in Indiana.Tyson said on its corporate website it has implemented at least 150 temperature scanners at four of its facilities, including unspecified plants in Iowa and Indiana.
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