U.S. Government Deploys Tests to Hard-Hit JBS Beef Plant
April 10 2020 - 6:24PM
Dow Jones News
By Jacob Bunge
Meatpacker JBS USA Holdings Inc. said it is coordinating with
federal and state governments to get Covid-19 tests for employees
of the company's Greeley, Colo., beef processing plant, a hotspot
for virus cases.
The Trump administration is developing a plan to deliver
coronavirus tests and other solutions to U.S. food-processing
plants like JBS's, The Wall Street Journal reported this week. JBS
and other meat processors like Cargill Inc. and Tyson Foods Inc.
have temporarily shut down plants after workers became ill, and
fears of contracting the virus has kept many meat plant employees
home.
JBS USA, owned by Brazilian meat conglomerate JBS SA, also
maintains its corporate headquarters in Greeley and employs about
6,000 people in the county. The company estimated that 36 employees
have tested positive there, though local union officials have said
the number is higher.
JBS said this week it has asked state elected officials for help
getting tests at its Greeley beef plant and anticipates receiving
several thousand. The company plans to test employees over Easter
weekend, while deep-cleaning its plant.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
April 10, 2020 18:09 ET (22:09 GMT)
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