Mass Testing Triumph (4-27-20)
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Mass coronavirus testing of triumph foods employees began today in an effort to gauge the expanse of covid 19 at the pork processing plant.
Good evening i'm alan van zandt.
Test organizers from northwest health services say one of their major goals is quick and efficient testing.
Kq2's ron johnson joins us now in studio with more on how the operation went today.thanks alan, themass testing operation began at triumph this morning about 9 a.m.
Northwest health staff say it will probably take all week to get to all of the nearly 3,000 employees this testing comes as buchanan county is seeing its cases climb, the latest numbers showing 63 positive cases now, that includes 16 workers at triumph tested positive for covid-19.
Northwest health staff said they have a plan to ensure tests are transported to a lab and analyzed as quickly and efficienly as possible.
(sot ) "24 to 48 hours" northwest health staff also say they're working with health department to ensure results are quickly reported.
In the meantime stick with us right here on kq2 throughout the week for the latest updates on those mass testing operations.
Reporting in the studio ron johnson, kq2 news.
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