More than 80 employees at Smithfield Foods are confirmed to have the coronavirus, according to health officials on Wednesday. The Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based pork processing plant is taking necessary measures to protect workers. That includes temporary closure, expanding rigorous cleaning and sanitation practices and further physical barriers to promote social distancing. The plant supplies nearly 130 million serving of food per week to the U.S.
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