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Covid-19 Cases in Meat Plants Were Much Higher Than Previously Known, Report Says
The number of workers at U.S. meatpacking plants who contracted Covid-19 and who died from the virus was significantly higher than previously known, according to a new congressional report
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Covid-19 Cases in Meat Plants Were Much Higher Than Previously Known, Report Says
Data on five of the largest conglomerates show 59,000 workers contracted the virus, compared with earlier estimates of 22,700
By Talal Ansari
https://twitter.com/TalalNAnsari
talal.ansari@wsj.com
Updated Oct. 27, 2021 7:26 pm ET
The number of workers at U.S. meatpacking plants who contracted Covid-19 and who died from the virus was significantly higher than previously known, according to a new congressional report.
U.S. meat operations were hit hard in spring 2020 by Covid-19 outbreaks. Their employees, considered essential workers, often work in plants by the hundreds, in roles that require many of them to stand side by side on processing lines. At times, companies halted production at some plants as fear and sickness kept workers home, and they invested millions of dollars in coronavirus-related safety equipment to help stem the spread of the virus.
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Covid-19 Cases in Meat Plants Were Much Higher Than Previously Known, Report Says
Data on five of the largest conglomerates show 59,000 workers contracted the virus, compared with earlier estimates of 22,700
By Talal Ansari
https://twitter.com/TalalNAnsari
talal.ansari@wsj.com
Updated Oct. 27, 2021 7:26 pm ET
The number of workers at U.S. meatpacking plants who contracted Covid-19 and who died from the virus was significantly higher than previously known, according to a new congressional report.
U.S. meat operations were hit hard in spring 2020 by Covid-19 outbreaks. Their employees, considered essential workers, often work in plants by the hundreds, in roles that require many of them to stand side by side on processing lines. At times, companies halted production at some plants as fear and sickness kept workers home, and they invested millions of dollars in coronavirus-related safety equipment to help stem the spread of the virus.
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