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Mass testing at JBS, BRF plants in Center West Brazil town reveals more than 1,000 COVID-19 cases

Published 07/03/2020, 12:04 PM
Updated 07/03/2020, 12:05 PM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Brazil
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Mass testing of food industry workers revealed an outbreak of novel coronavirus infections at plants operated by JBS SA (OTC:JBSAY) and rival BRF SA (NYSE:BRFS) in the Dourados area, labor prosecutors in the Center Western state of Mato Grosso do Sul told Reuters on Friday, citing company data.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Brazil

Some 1,075 people at a JBS pork plant tested positive for COVID-19 as of July 1, representing 30% of total tests processed, the data revealed. Some 73 workers tested positive at a BRF chicken facility in the same town, where the company employs about 1,500 persons, according to the data obtained by Reuters.

 

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