Colorado Meat Packing Plant With Thousands of Employees Closed After COVID-19 Outbreak

A meat packing plant in Colorado where dozens of employees have contracted the CCP virus is closed for a deep cleaning.
Colorado Meat Packing Plant With Thousands of Employees Closed After COVID-19 Outbreak
JBS plant in Greeley, Colorado. Hyoung Chang/MediaNews Group for Denver Post via Getty Images
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A meat packing plant in Colorado where dozens of employees have contracted the CCP virus, known as the novel coronavirus, is closed for a deep cleaning and all workers will be tested before they can return to their jobs, officials said Friday.

The union that represents 3,000 employees at the JBS plant in Greeley said in a letter to state, county and company officials that two of its members have died.