ST. PAUL, Minn. – Health officials in Minnesota are concerned about President Trump’s executive order to force meat processing plants to stay open.
State Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm said, “it seems problematic to say the least.” COVID-19 outbreaks have forced the closure of several packing plants.
The Minnesota Department of Health’s Kris Ehresmann said, ” in the case of J-B-S in Worthington, Minnesota, they have employees who need to be out of work because they tested positive and are isolated.” Ehresmann says wanting to re-open is going to be a challenge, just because of the employees who are not able to work.
Republican Congressmen Tom Emmer, Pete Stauber and Jim Hagedorn say they support Trump’s effort to “to keep the food supply chain operational.”
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