A southern Alberta meat packing plant where dozens of employees have tested positive for COVID-19 has now temporarily laid off 1,000 staff, according to the union representing them. The Cargill plant in High River — about 60 kilometres south of Calgary — has roughly 2,000 workers. We hear about conditions at a major meat packing plant in Southern Alberta during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, there are no reported cases of food or food packaging being associated with the transmission of COVID-19. The total number of COVID-19 cases across Alberta rose to 1,870 on Tuesday.

Source: CBC News April 15, 2020 01:48 UTC