'I do expect more cases': Lexington tries to get a handle on surge in coronavirus cases By Erin Duffy Lee BHM News Service Apr 23, 2020 Apr 23, 2020 Updated Jun 4, 2020 0 1 of 5 A Lexington man covers his face with a mask while walking on the Jackson Street overpass. Brian Neben, Lee BHM News Service A Lexington Walmart shopper covers his face while shopping for groceries. Brian Neben, Lee BHM News Service This woman wore a mask and gloves at the Lexington post office Monday. A local grocer requires masks for customers. Brian Neben, Lee BHM News Service A Lexington Walmart employee wears a protective mask during his shift. Brian Neben, Lee BHM News Service Lexington Public Schools Food Service Manager Kerry Teetor hands out meals to students' families on Monday. 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Pete Ricketts and food giants like Tyson and Smithfield to work with them to institute more aggressive measures t… Ricketts defends meatpacking plants, says they need to stay open despite coronavirus cases The governor called the outbreaks in counties that are home to meatpacking plans a "community problem," noting that employees only spend part … UNMC experts write playbook to help meatpackers prevent spread of coronavirus Outbreaks at food and meat processing facilities have sickened workers and forced plants to temporarily shut down. Felipe Chavez-Ramirez leaves hospital after recovering from coronavirus Rise in coronavirus cases in three Nebraska meatpacking communities Cases have risen sharply in three Nebraska counties with meatpacking plants in the last 10 days. April photos: Nebraska faces coronavirus Ricketts sticks to coronavirus plan as Hall, Dawson Counties emerge as national hot spots The fast-rising figures in Hall and Dawson Counties have quickly and dramatically altered the face of the coronavirus pandemic in Nebraska. Th… Three meatpacking counties drive Nebraska's coronavirus numbers The Omaha and Lincoln metro areas, as well as many rural parts of the state, all show COVID-19 rates well below national and state averages. 'We can't stop the virus from coming' but we can keep flattening the curve, Ricketts says Gov. Pete Ricketts said Wednesday that his goal is aimed at "flattening the curve" of coronavirus cases, thereby preventing the state's health… Meatpacking woes lead farmers to consider euthanizing hogs, holding back market-ready cattle The spread of coronavirus has caused processing plants to close or reduce operations. That's left those who raise hogs and cattle stuck with a… Meatpacking plants are Nebraska's newest battleground in war against coronavirus Coronavirus cases are spiking in Hall, Adams, Dawson and Dakota Counties, areas with large meat processing or manufacturing employers like Tys… Ricketts announces initiative to increase testing, help get state back to work LINCOLN — Gov. Pete Ricketts unveiled a program called TestNebraska on Tuesday that aims to dramatically increase coronavirus testing in the s…
More masks, more pay, more protections needed for meatpackers, Nebraska groups say They called on Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts and food giants like Tyson and Smithfield to work with them to institute more aggressive measures t…
Ricketts defends meatpacking plants, says they need to stay open despite coronavirus cases The governor called the outbreaks in counties that are home to meatpacking plans a "community problem," noting that employees only spend part …
UNMC experts write playbook to help meatpackers prevent spread of coronavirus Outbreaks at food and meat processing facilities have sickened workers and forced plants to temporarily shut down.
Rise in coronavirus cases in three Nebraska meatpacking communities Cases have risen sharply in three Nebraska counties with meatpacking plants in the last 10 days.
Ricketts sticks to coronavirus plan as Hall, Dawson Counties emerge as national hot spots The fast-rising figures in Hall and Dawson Counties have quickly and dramatically altered the face of the coronavirus pandemic in Nebraska. Th…
Three meatpacking counties drive Nebraska's coronavirus numbers The Omaha and Lincoln metro areas, as well as many rural parts of the state, all show COVID-19 rates well below national and state averages.
'We can't stop the virus from coming' but we can keep flattening the curve, Ricketts says Gov. Pete Ricketts said Wednesday that his goal is aimed at "flattening the curve" of coronavirus cases, thereby preventing the state's health…
Meatpacking woes lead farmers to consider euthanizing hogs, holding back market-ready cattle The spread of coronavirus has caused processing plants to close or reduce operations. That's left those who raise hogs and cattle stuck with a…
Meatpacking plants are Nebraska's newest battleground in war against coronavirus Coronavirus cases are spiking in Hall, Adams, Dawson and Dakota Counties, areas with large meat processing or manufacturing employers like Tys…
Ricketts announces initiative to increase testing, help get state back to work LINCOLN — Gov. Pete Ricketts unveiled a program called TestNebraska on Tuesday that aims to dramatically increase coronavirus testing in the s…