An outbreak at an East Vancouver chicken processing plant is a sign of how quickly things can go wrong if COVID-19 health restrictions aren’t taken seriously, said Premier John Horgan Wednesday.
Twenty-eight workers at the United Poultry facility on East Cordova Street have tested positive for the novel coronavirus since the first case was detected Sunday. “Workers were coming to work because they were fearful they would lose wages and not be able to meet their expenses,” said Horgan. “We cannot have people putting others at risk for fear of economic consequences to themselves.
That’s irresponsible, but we have a collective responsibility to deal with that.” It was a message pounded home by both Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial