Cargill temporarily closing High River meat-packing plant
CALGARY — The Cargill meat-packing plant in southern Alberta announced Monday it is temporarily shutting down as the result of COVID-19.
The High River facility, which employs about 2,000 workers, has been linked to more than 350 cases of the novel coronavirus and, as reported by the province on Monday, one death.
Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical health officer, said the impact of the illness has grown worse.
“There has also been spread in the community beyond these workers, with 484 cases linked to that outbreak,” Hinshaw said.