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Meatpacking plants have been major hot spots for the virus.

A coronavirus outbreak at the Farmer John pork processing plant in Los Angeles County that began nearly a year ago has been the focus of two state investigations.

The Daily Yonder How a Federal Program Is Filling an Education Gap for Rural Migrant Students During the Pandemic Many migrant workers and their families rely on the Migrant Education Program to help students access school work. The pandemic has made it even more challenging. This story was published in partnership with Southerl This story also appeared in Southerly Linda Traylor got custody of her six grandchildren so they could stay put. Stability and the fact that they liked...

Dozens of COVID-19 infections shut down Detroit Whole Foods On Tuesday, February 23, a Whole Foods location in the Midtown neighborhood of Detroit temporarily shut down and asked customers to leave. Shortly after, Detroit’s chief public health officer Denise Fair confirmed a massive outbreak at the store in a press release, urging residents who had visited the location between February 12 and 22 to quarantine and monitor symptoms. Twenty-three of 196 employees tested positive for COVID-19. On...

The review comes in response to a call from Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), who asked the inspectors general of the USDA and Department of Labor in August to determine whether actions by the Trump administration helped spread the coronavirus amongst workers at the plants.

WASHINGTON -- The inspector general for the U.S. Agriculture Department is reviewing the...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is considering a temporary emergency standard that would mandate six feet of separation at meat and poultry facilities, despite if other mitigation efforts are utilized. However, the pork industry fears if enforced the standard would increase food prices, create potential meat shortages and result in financial losses for farmers. While speaking on a media call hosted by the National Pork Producers Council, incoming President Jen Sorenson explain...

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The North American Meat Institute said March 2, that COVID-19 infection rates among meat and poultry workers are more than five times lower than in the general U.S. population — 95% lower than peak case…