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COVID-19 outbreak at Vancouver chicken processing plant as 28 workers test positive for coronavirus

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Public health officials have identified a COVID-19 outbreak at an East Vancouver chicken processing facility. Twenty-eight employees at United Poultry, located at 534 E.

Cordova St., have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH). After an employee tested positive for the virus on Sunday, VCH officials tested 71 staff members on Monday, 27 of whom tested positive.

Officials closed the plant that day. Employees have been told to self-isolate. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] The health authority says chicken products from the plant are not being recalled as there is no evidence that food is a likely source or route of transmission for the virus. “At this

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