More COVID-19 Testing at Triumph (5-13-20)

More COVID-19 Testing at Triumph (5-13-20)

Died due to the coronavirus... thanks for joining us -- i'm madeine mcclain.

State officials announcing new totals today from the capitol...they had a lot to say in today's briefing including more testing this summer at triumph foods.

The state health director says that decision came from a conversation he had with the pork processing plant this morning.

More than 400 workers tested positive for the virus last month.

He also says, more testing on workers could happen by june while the state keeps a close eye on hot-spots.

(sot dr. randall williams/dir., mo dept.

Of health and senior services: "nursing homes, prisons, jails, meat packing plants and what will that look like.

What i told triumph this morning is what i anticipate we'll do is go work with them and by june do some more pcr volunteer testing.

We won't test everyone like we did last time but we will probably do a sampling.") there