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FILE - In this May 2020, file photo, Tyson's Fresh Meat workers file in for a tour of safety measures put into place after the plant in Waterloo, Iowa, had to shut down due to a COVID-19 outbreak. The family of a Tyson Foods employee are alleging in a lawsuit that he died from COVID-19 after the meat processing giant failed to implement safety protocols to guard against the coronavirus at the Iowa plant where he worked. (Brandon Pollock/The Courier via AP, File)
Tyson fires 7 at Iowa pork plant after COVID betting inquiry

By Ryan J. Foley Dec. 16, 2020 12:49 PM EST

FILE - In this May 7, 2020, file photo, workers enter and leave the Tyson Foods pork processing plant in Logansport, Ind. Tyson Foods is planning to open medical clinics at several of its U.S. plants to improve the health of workers at the same time it is under pressure to better protect them from the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Tyson Foods to open medical clinics at some meat plants

By Josh Funk Sep. 03, 2020 07:08 AM EDT

Tyson Foods worker, 60, dies as virus cripples Iowa county

Jun. 10, 2020 06:20 PM EDT
STORM LAKE, Iowa (AP) — A longtime employee of Tyson Foods in Storm Lake has died of the coronavirus as an outbreak centering around the pork processing plant...

224 workers at Council Bluffs plant test positive for virus

By David Pitt Jun. 02, 2020 04:49 PM EDT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Coronavirus tests have revealed that 224 employees of a Tyson beef and pork processing plant in Council Bluffs have tested positive for...

Tyson to temporarily close Iowa pork plant after outbreak

May. 29, 2020 09:30 AM EDT
STORM LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Tyson Foods has announced it will temporarily close a northwestern Iowa pork plant a day after state health officials revealed that 555...

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds leaves her daily COVID-19 press conference at the Emergency Operations Center, Wednesday, May 27, 2020 in Johnston, Iowa. (Brian Powers/The Des Moines Register via AP, Pool)
Northwest Iowa county with meat plant sees coronavirus spike

By David Pitt May. 27, 2020 03:18 PM EDT