April 22, 2020 - The Texas Observer published an article about COVID-19 and its spread among employees of meat plants in rural Texas counties mentioning the Tyson poultry processing plant in Shelby County.
On a Facebook post made on Tyson Foods - Center, TX page, the plant advised it would be shutdown this week due to a construction project. The City of Center did confirm the construction project was planned for this week for well over 3 months as the city has scheduled maintence on the water system to happen during the plants shutdown.
The post published Tuesday, April 21, at 1:31pm:
The plant will be down for the NPIS construction project from April 20 through April 27. We will resume a normal schedule on Tuesday, 4/28/2020.
Stay safe, and remember to practice social distancing even while away from work. Enjoy your time off, and we look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, 4/28/2020!
Just three minutes later a post was published of a link to a "Q & A: Why We're Using Walk-Through Temperature Scanners | Tyson Foods"
To read the article posted by the Texas Osberver - COVID-19 Cases Now Tied to Meat Plants in Rural Texas Counties Wracked with Coronavirus
