Costco to limit meat purchases amid nationwide outbreak at processing plants

https://komonews.com/news/coronavirus/costco-to-limit-meat-purchases-amid-slowdowns-at-processing-plants

KIRKLAND, Wash. – The coronavirus outbreak at meat plants nationwide has limited their capacity and has prompted Costco to now impose limits on the amount customers can buy, the company announced Monday.

Fresh meat purchases are now temporarily limited to three items among beef, poultry and pork products, their web site says.

According to a CDC report released Friday, more than 4,900 workers at meat and poultry processing facilities have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, including 20 who died. The illnesses occurred among 130,000 workers at 115 facilities in 19 states, according to the CDC. Some states didn’t provide data, so the actual count is believed to be higher.

Monday is also the date when Costco's mandatory face mask policy went into effect for all customers and employees, with exceptions granted only for those under two or have a health condition that prevents wearing a mask.

>>9024816

>it's interdasting that these meat shortages are only hitting the big corporate stores

I don't eat meat. I am a veggie

But I thought it interesting the supply is being limited for many that do

local butchers are a good idea

I think even most small cities have a local butcher

UW doctors clamor for better contract as they fight on the COVID-19 front lines

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SEATTLE – They are on the frontline of the COVID -19 pandemic, but UW resident physicians say they are struggling to make ends meet.

And now they are publicly pushing for more.

After 10 months of negotiating, UW Housestaff Association, the union representing 1,400 resident physicians and fellows, took out a full-page ad in the Sunday Seattle Times directed at UW Medicine's leader.

“We have felt like we needed to do something to get the attention of Dr. Paul Ramsey who is the CEO of UW Medicine and the dean of the School of Medicine,” said Dr. Kisha Clune, who is a resident physician at UW Medicine and a negotiator with UW Housestaff Association.

The ad says working conditions have taken a toll on the doctors' wellness and their ability to care for their community.

"It started out as a social distancing enforcement." – NYC Police Commissioner Dermot Shea

I honestly can't believe the things I'm seeing happen in America.

https://twitter.com/jason_howerton/status/1257336067453259776

>This is NYPD???