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One Way To Slow Coronavirus Outbreaks At Meatpacking Plants? A Lot Of Testing

2020/7/1
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Meatpacking plants have been some of the biggest COVID-19 hot spots in the country. Thousands of workers have been infected, dozens have died. As plants reopen, one strategy has helped slow the virus's spread: large-scale employee testing. NPR food and agriculture correspondent Dan Charles explains how this approach could be a lesson for other industries as well.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)