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Cargill: North America's largest single coronavirus outbreak

Over 900 employees at the Cargill meat-packing plant in Alberta tested positive for the coronavirus. Hundreds of other cases have been linked to it. Today on Front Burner, CBC reporter Carolyn Dunn on what led to the outbreak.
Union representatives, company officials and members of the media were on hand Monday as the Cargill meat processing plant in High River, Alta., reopened after being closed for about two weeks because of a COVID-19 outbreak. (Dan McGarvey/CBC)

North America's largest single coronavirus outbreak started at Cargill, a meat-packing plant located in High River, Alta. Over 1,500 cases have been linked to it, with 949 employees testing positive, and one death. Despite the harrowing statistics, the plant reopened this week. CBC reporter Carolyn Dunn on what led to the outbreak, and why there's such a push to keep the plant open.

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