Tyson beef plant in Washington will close to test workers

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WALLULA, Wash. (AP) — The Tyson Fresh Meats beef plant in eastern Washington state is temporarily shutting down to test all its workers for the coronavirus.

Health officials in surrounding counties will work with the company to test the plant's more than 1,400 employees for COVID-19 as soon as possible, according to an announcement from Tyson on Thursday morning.

The plant is located in Wallula, Washington, near the city of Pasco.

The Walla Walla Union-Bulletin reported the number of COVID-19-infected workers at the facility climbed to more than 100 this week, and family and friends of employees joined together to urge the plant to shut down. Most of the workers live in the Tri-Cities area. Other workers live in Walla Walla County and in nearby Oregon.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/tyson-beef-plant-in-washington-will-close-to-test-workers/ar-BB136LZ6

[captain queeg]

1. This must be the old Washington Beef plant. Must have changed hands.

I recently suggested it may be the reason numbers are pretty high over there.