Meat processing facilities take action to protect workers.

Meat processing facilities take actions to protect workers. The Covid-19 pandemic is affecting all sectors of the economy but the greatest impact is in the meat /poultry processing sector.

In the wake of the Corona virus pandemic a lot of workers in abattoirs and meat processing plants had the virus which led to closure of such plants.

 A lot of biosecurity protocols was adopted in all abattoirs and meat markets to stem the spread of the virus. In Nigeria,the use of masks is compulsory, hand washing before you enter the abattoir  is also compulsory and physical distancing .

The government also  ensured supervised slaughtering such that operations in abattoirs was on elected days. see




  A New CDC report shows COVID-19 diagnoses in 9.1% of meat and poultry workers.

In coordination with state and local health agencies, many meat and poultry processing facilities have implemented interventions to reduce transmission or prevent ongoing exposure within the workplace, including offering testing to workers.



 CDC said expanding interventions across these facilities nationwide might help protect workers in this industry. Recognizing the interaction of workplace and community, many facilities have also educated workers about strategies for reducing transmission of COVID-19 outside the workplace.