Initiatives part of ongoing health and safety efforts to combat COVID-19.

Tyson Foods announced that 371 employees at its chicken processing plant in Noel, Mo., tested positive for COVID-19.

555 of the plant’s 2,517 employees had tested positive for Coronavirus.

Facility reopens following a comprehensive review of safety protocols by local health and government officials and a tour of the plant.

The company is now offering $120 million in “thank you bonuses” for 116,000 U.S. frontline workers and truckers, up from the $60 million announced in early April.

Tyson is working hard to protect team members during this challenging and ever-changing situation, while continuing to fulfill its critical role of helping feed people across the country.

Numerous stories have been published in recent weeks relating to a waiver request submitted by Tyson Foods that proposes to reduce the number of inspectors in its facility.

Tyson Fresh Meats, the Dakota Dunes, S.D.-based beef and pork subsidiary of Tyson Foods, Inc., collaborated with IdentiGEN, Lawrence, Kan., to use DNA technology to trace beef back to the individual animal of origin.