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Today, growing concern about the nations food supply chain as pork production giant smithfield foods has to close two more of its plants. this time in wisconsin and missouri. the wisconsin plant will be closed for two weeks while the one in missouri will be closed indefinitely because of its connection to materials from a closed plant in south dakota. now the shuttered sioux falls plant reports more than 500 covid cases among its employees. the facility also produces more than 5% of the nations ...

Protesters in kentucky also gathered at that state capitol to object to their governors emergency measures. meanwhile, the virus has spread into more of rural america. there are concerns that few communities will be able to handle a possible onslaught of cases on the local level. one of the other consequences of this, the rising cases at meat processing plants. smithfield, leading u.s. pork processor, says employees at their facilities in wisconsin, missouri, and south dakota have tested posit...

This, the rising cases at meat processing plants. smithfield, leading u.s. pork processor, says employees at their facilities in wisconsin, missouri, and south dakota have tested positive. that has raised concerns about the meat supply. today the secretary of agriculture, sonny perdue, tried to reassure the public. >> theres been a lot happening this week. covid-19 is impacting food processing facilities, as you know. for americans who may be worried about access to good food because of this, i ...

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That epidemiological expertise would be withdrawn in the form of cdc personnel. >> certainly seems like an odd decision to do during a pandemic. it sounds like something youd think about after you were through the worst. willem marx reporting out of london, thanks very much. up in ill be joined by a doctor working right now on a coronavirus vaccine. just how realistic is 18 months? youre watching msnbc. ♪

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>> reporter: the plant that supplies 5% of our nations entire pork supply is closed indefinitely and today, smith field announced two more closures joining other companies taking similar measures how different is it going to look when we go to the grocery store one week, two weeks from now? >> i think there are going to see the signs that say, you know, you can only buy one pack of pork chops today. >> reporter: smithfield says its taking new precautions to prevent future covid-19 cases but offi...