Department Friday: Measures Smithfield and Virus Outbreak

department friday: Some said they felt the measures Smithfield has taken would protect them from another virus outbreak, while others were not confident that infections could be halted in a crowded plant, according to CTV. Lydia Toby said she was kind of worried as she entered the plant before 6 a.m. for her first shift in over two weeks. Employees reporting for work in Smithfield Foods' ground pork department filed through a tent where they were screened for fever and other signs of COVID-19. Managers met employees in her department Friday and explained they had installed dividers on the production line and would require everyone to wear masks. In the wake of an executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump ordering meat plants to remain open, Arkansas-based Tyson Foods was also resuming limited production Monday at its pork plant in Logansport, Indiana, where nearly 900 employees tested positive. I think it's going to be OK, Toby said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.