Raleigh, North Carolina (CNN Business) Tyson Foods says its largest US pork plant will reopen Thursday after a major coronavirus outbreak forced the company to shut down the facility two weeks ago. its doors in recent weeks because of a Covid-19 outbreak among staff members. The Black Hawk County health department linked the Waterloo Tyson plant to 182 of the county's Covid-19 cases on April 21. A week prior, Waterloo Mayor Quentin Hart called for the Tyson facility to be temporarily closed. Going forward, Tyson said wellness health screenings will be performed on all plant employees when they arrive for work each day.

Source: CNN May 06, 2020 18:33 UTC