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Brazil JBS workers catch COVID-19 in latest meat plant outbreak
Source: Reuters
BUSINESS NEWS APRIL 24, 2020 / 12:40 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Brazil JBS workers catch COVID-19 in latest meat plant outbreak
Ana Mano
3 MIN READ
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A JBS SA (JBSS3.SA) poultry plant in southern Brazil was hit by an outbreak of COVID-19, a source close to the company said on condition of anonymity on Friday, marking the first large-scale infection at a Brazil-based meat plant.
Affecting several workers at the meat processing facility in the town of Passo Fundo, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, the outbreak follows several others in the United States in recent weeks, including at some JBS-owned plants.
The plant has not been shut but it is being investigated by the labor prosecutor’s office, the source said. A report by news website UOL citing the municipal health authorities said they want the immediate closure of the plant.
The source denied a report by Brazilian news webiste UOL that two family members of workers had died from the disease, adding that the number of people infected at the facility was “less than the 19” that UOL had reported. The source declined to provide an exact number of infected people.
In a statement responding to queries about the Passo Fundo plant, JBS said it was following guidelines from local health authorities and keeping strict controls at its processing plants, distribution centers and offices to avoid contamination from the novel coronavirus.
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Brazil JBS workers catch COVID-19 in latest meat plant outbreak
Ana Mano
3 MIN READ
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A JBS SA (JBSS3.SA) poultry plant in southern Brazil was hit by an outbreak of COVID-19, a source close to the company said on condition of anonymity on Friday, marking the first large-scale infection at a Brazil-based meat plant.
Affecting several workers at the meat processing facility in the town of Passo Fundo, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, the outbreak follows several others in the United States in recent weeks, including at some JBS-owned plants.
The plant has not been shut but it is being investigated by the labor prosecutor’s office, the source said. A report by news website UOL citing the municipal health authorities said they want the immediate closure of the plant.
The source denied a report by Brazilian news webiste UOL that two family members of workers had died from the disease, adding that the number of people infected at the facility was “less than the 19” that UOL had reported. The source declined to provide an exact number of infected people.
In a statement responding to queries about the Passo Fundo plant, JBS said it was following guidelines from local health authorities and keeping strict controls at its processing plants, distribution centers and offices to avoid contamination from the novel coronavirus.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-jbs/brazil-jbs-workers-catch-covid-19-in-latest-meat-plant-outbreak-idUSKCN2262QU
