Short Wave
Short Wave
Jul 1, 2020
One Way To Slow Coronavirus Outbreaks At Meatpacking Plants? A Lot Of Testing
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Meatpacking plants have been some of the biggest COVID-19 hot spots in the country. Thousands of workers have been infected, dozens have died. As plants reopen, one strategy has helped slow the virus's spread: large-scale employee testing. NPR food and agriculture correspondent Dan Charles explains how this approach could be a lesson for other industries as well.

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