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Many meat packing employees are missing work because they are quarantined or afraid they will fall ill if they return to their jobs at plants that house thousands of workers. About 20 plants run by companies like Tyson Foods Inc, JBS USA and Smithfield Foods closed in April as thousands of workers tested positive for COVID-19. The temporary shutdowns sent meat prices soaring and caused shortages of some products in grocery stores.
U.S. President Donald Trump issued an order on April 28 telling meat packers to stay open. Companies say they have spent tens of millions of dollars on measures to protect workers like providing them with masks, installing physical dividers on production lines and stepping up cleaning. Our Morning Update and Evening Update newsletters are written by Globe editors, giving you a concise summary of the day’s most important headlines.
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