CANADA
COVID-19 cases confirmed at 3 Alberta meat-packing plants
Cases have been reported at Cargill, JBS and Harmony — which produce most of Canada’s beef
Sarah Rieger · CBC News · Posted: Apr 15, 2020 5:41 PM MT | Last Updated: 10 hours ago
COVID-19 cases have been confirmed at three Alberta meat-packing plants and the union representing workers is asking companies to proactively shut down
Cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at a third Alberta meat-packing plant, according to the union that represents those workers.
United Food and Commercial Workers Canada Union local 401 president Thomas Hesse said three cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at the JBS plant in Brooks, Alta.
At the Cargill plant in High River, there are 38 COVID-19 cases, and in March one worker at Harmony Beef in Balzac tested positive.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/meat-packing-covid-1.5533574?cmp=rss
FL
Nearly 30 Patients, Workers Test Positive for COVID-19 at Florida Nursing Home
Other residents at the Freedom Square Seminole Nursing Pavilion will be tested and the facility is being cleaned
By Associated Press • Published 31 mins ago • Updated 31 mins ago
About 30 patients and staff members at a Tampa Bay area nursing home have tested positive for the coronavirus and some patients have been taken to three hospitals for treatment, officials said.
Other residents at the Freedom Square Seminole Nursing Pavilion will be tested and the facility is being cleaned, Pinellas County Assistant Administrator Lourdes Benedict told the Tampa Bay Times on Wednesday.
Statewide, there are 1,332 cases in Florida long-term care facilities, according to the latest state data released Wednesday.