Cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at a third Alberta meat-packing plant, according to the union that represents those workers. United Food and Commercial Workers Canada Union local 401 president Thomas Hesse said three cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at the JBS plant in Brooks, Alta. At the Cargill plant in High River, there are 38 COVID-19 cases, and in March one worker at Harmony Beef in Balzac tested positive. "The food supply is a critical infrastructure industry and we have a special responsibility to maintain operations on behalf of the country. The two most "pressing" areas of concern, it says, are procurement of medical goods and the stability of the food supply chain.

Source: CBC News April 15, 2020 23:42 UTC