A Thousand Pork Workers Tested Positive at JBS Plant in Brazil
- More than a quarter of staff tested since May were infected
- BRF poultry plant reported Covid outbreak in the same city
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More than 1,000 workers at a JBS SA pork plant in Brazil, or a quarter of those tested, were infected with Covid-19, according to figures from the Labor Prosecutor’s Office.
While almost all have recovered, the high rate of infection reveals the challenges Brazilian meat companies face to keep plants running as the virus spreads in the nation.