In April, in the Canadian province of Alberta, an outbreak at a single Cargill meat packing plant[1] accounted for one quarter of all COVID-19 cases in the entire province. The outbreak was blamed on cramped and overcrowded working conditions, although the province did inspect and fail to close down the facility[2]. The majority of the workers were poorly paid temporary foreign workers, and significant numbers were laid off when the plant was temporarily shut down[3]. Despite the lessons learned from this outbreak, other Cargill facilities in the province continue to have outbreaks[4].
[1]https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/3rd-covid-19-death-ca...
[2]https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/cargill-alberta-covid...
[3]https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-alber...
[4]https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/covid-outbreak-cargil...