No Additional Mass Testing in St. Joseph (5-29-20)

No Additional Mass Testing in St. Joseph (5-29-20)

Kq2 news.

A month after 490 employees tested positive for covid-19 at triumph foods cases have been popping up recently the city of st.

Joseph if there are any plans for more company-wide testing at other manufacturing sites in town kq2's madeline mcclain joins us -- with the health dept's answer maddie:"no" there are not any plans to test at other manufacturing companies in town.but the news that caught my attention after talking to st.

Joseph's health dept director... -- state officials offered testing to local companies -- and they said no..vo:we don't know what companies turned down the state's offer do know triumph is as of now -- the only company that was offered mass testing and said yes.here's how the process works..sot: debra bradley, st.

Joseph health director: "when there is a case at a manufacturing company, the state contacts that agency and says, do you want to test your employees?

They can say yes, or no, and it goes from there.

If they say no, it's a done deal."vo:so it all comes down to what the company wants to do manufacturer here in st.

Joseph said no to company testing.maddie:we also asked if the local health department plans to start disclosing the names of businesses, manufacturers -- or congregate living facilities -- so nursing homes, dorms, prisons..

Any shared residence with common spaces bradley says they have not named names so far -- and don't plan to...saying she is not sure that's the dept's role.reporting from madeline mcclain, kq2 news.

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