South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem says helping the employees and family members of the Sioux Falls Smithfield foods plant remains a priority for her.
The plant was closed this week after around 300 employees who work at the plant were diagnosed with COVID-19.
Noem says state health officials are now trying to contain the spread of the virus by finding people the employees had contact with outside of the plant:
OC………out to that person. :15
Noem has rejected two requests from Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken:
OC…..choose to do. :21
The other involves sequestering those infected with the virus in an isolation camp:
OC…………isolation at home. ;25
Noem says the city also has the right to make that decision if they want to.
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