Agriculture secretary expects meatpacking plants to reopen in 'days not weeks'
Story Date: 5/4/2020

 

Source: THE HILL, 4/30/20


Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Thursday said meatpacking plants will reopen in a matter of "days not weeks," citing an executive order this week signed by President Trump. Workers in slaughterhouses will start receiving additional protective gear and have access to COVID-19 testing "virtually immediately," Perdue said in an interview with Bloomberg News.

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