Revealed: Covid-19 outbreaks at meat-processing plants are being kept quiet

01.07.2020

Testing has found positive cases at North Carolina facilities, but officials refuse to release the informationA chicken processing facility in western North Carolina reportedly underwent widespread testing for Covid-19 in early June.Workers at the plant were scared. Several employees had already tested positive and the company, Case Farms - which has been repeatedly condemned for animal treatment and workers' rights violations - was not providing proper protective equipment. Continue reading...

Celý článek: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/01/revealed-covid-19-outbreaks-meat-processing-plants-north-carolina

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