× Help support our COVID-19 coverage We're providing access to COVID-19 articles for free. Please help support our work by subscribing or signing up for an account. The meatpacking plants have added shielding, masking and some social distancing procedures in an effort to control the spread of the virus, he said. One reason that meatpacking workers have more reported cases of the virus than other segments of the public is "also because they are the most heavily tested," Ibach said. Meatpacking plants have been identified by President Donald Trump as critical infrastructure that must remain open to help process the nation's food supply, Ibach said, and they are hugely important to Nebraska's livestock industry.

Source: Daily Sun May 28, 2020 22:30 UTC