Government inspecting Saskatchewan meat plants

Hundreds of cases of COVID-19 across North America have been traced to meat plants, and the provincial government is looking to stop that from happening in Saskatchewan.

Dr. Saqib Shahab, the chief medical health officer, said the ministries of health and agriculture are working together to inspect meat plants in the province.

“There’s co-operation between those plants and (the ministries of) health and agriculture to develop protocols that will minimize any risk of transmission among workers,” said Shahab.

He said the ministries are making sure the highest level of precautions and protocols are in place. Some of those are similar to the protocols in health-care facilities including daily screenings before going to work and at work.

Shahab explained the precautions are meant to minimize the opportunities for the transmission of the virus not just on the work floor but also when workers are doing things like changing and when they’re on breaks.