Tyson Food Plants Will Soon Have Mobile Medical Clinics

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SPRINGDALE, AR — Tyson Food plants around the country will soon be equipped with mobile medical clinics to combat the coronavirus. That includes the plant in Logansport, where 890 employees recently tested positive for the virus.

Workers will have access to on-site nurse practitioners, and Tyson is hiring a private firm to do diagnostic testing and screenings at the facilities. President of Tyson Foods Dean Banks told “Fox and Friends” Friday morning this proves his company is taking every precaution.

President of Tyson Foods Dean Banks

“We’ve done everything we can to, first and foremost, to make sure our team members are safe. That is the key to preventing a (meat) shortage. As soon as we have confirmed that we can operate the plants again, then we bring them back up with team member safety front of mind,” Banks said.

Tyson released a statement saying they plan to reopen the plant sometime next week to limited production, but they have not given an exact date.

President Trump signed an executive order earlier this week to order meat processing facilities to stay open.

There are 2,200 people employed at the Logansport Tyson plant. The clinics will also be installed at the Tyson plants in Washington and Iowa.