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   By Jacob Bunge 
 

Meatpacker JBS USA Holdings Inc. said it is coordinating with federal and state governments to get Covid-19 tests for employees of the company's Greeley, Colo., beef processing plant, a hotspot for virus cases.

The Trump administration is developing a plan to deliver coronavirus tests and other solutions to U.S. food-processing plants like JBS's, The Wall Street Journal reported this week. JBS and other meat processors like Cargill Inc. and Tyson Foods Inc. have temporarily shut down plants after workers became ill, and fears of contracting the virus has kept many meat plant employees home.

JBS USA, owned by Brazilian meat conglomerate JBS SA, also maintains its corporate headquarters in Greeley and employs about 6,000 people in the county. The company estimated that 36 employees have tested positive there, though local union officials have said the number is higher.

JBS said this week it has asked state elected officials for help getting tests at its Greeley beef plant and anticipates receiving several thousand. The company plans to test employees over Easter weekend, while deep-cleaning its plant.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

April 10, 2020 18:09 ET (22:09 GMT)

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