A Nebraska meat processing plant has decided to temporarily close its doors amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
Smithfield Foods in Crete has seen coronavirus cases continue to rise among workers at the plant. According to an email sent to employees, the facility will be shut down for at least two weeks. The email said that during the shutdown sanitation practices will still be taking place requiring a small group of people to work.
As of Sunday, there were 47 positive COVID-19 cases at Smithfield as testing was ramped up by both the Nebraska National Guard and Bryan Health.
Public Health Solutions says they are processing a very large number of test results.
Smithfield announced Friday they were also temporarily closing their plant in Monmouth, Illinois due to COVID-19. Company facilities have also been closed in South Dakota, Missouri, and Wisconsin.