"I have pain everywhere. Everything hurts. I can barely breathe," said an employee from Pilgrim's Pride in Sanford who tested positive for COVID-19. With a weakened immune system and high-risk health conditions, they consider it a fight for their life.
ARE THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO REOPEN AS SOME ARE DOING SOONER THAN OTHERS. BACK TO YOU. >>> IS IN FOR A WOMAN THAT WAS WORRIED ABOUT HER WORKPLACE CONDITIONS IS NOW FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE IN THE HOSPITAL. WE ARE LOOKING INSIDE HER BATTLE. >> APRIL 21 AS THE DATE THIS PROGRAM FRIDAY EMPLOYEE WILL NEVER FORGET. IT IS WHEN A COWORKER THAT KNEW ABOUT THIS EMPLOYEES UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS THAT HE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. >> I CALLED THE DOCTOR RIGHT AWAY. >> THE PLAY WAS ON THE JOB WHEN LEARNING THE NEWS AND SAID THEY WERE TOLD THAT THEY LEFT THE PRODUCTION LINE THAT THEY WOULD LOSE THEIR JOB. >> THEY WOULDN'T LET US GO AND WE WEREN'T SHOWING ANY SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF THE DISEASE. THEY WANTED PROOF FOR YOU TO LEAVE. >> ON THURSDAY, THE EMPLOYEE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 AMBER FRIDAY, THE INDIVIDUAL WAS JUST ABOUT BEDRIDDEN. ON SATURDAY, THE EMPLOYEE WAS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME BREATHING. >> I HAD TO MAKE A LIST OF THE PEOPLE I WAS IN CONTACT WITH. >> DO YOU KNOW OF ANYONE ELSE THAT MAY HAVE TESTED POSITIVE SO FAR? >> IF NOBODY DOES, THEY STILL HAVE TO WORK. >> WE HAVE REACH OUT TO PROGRAMS PRIDE TODAY BUT HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM. IN PAST INDICATIONS, THEY SET A FULL-TIME NURSE NOW TAKES EMPLOYEE TEMPERATURES AND MASKS AND OTHER PREVENTATIVE MEASURES HAVE ALSO BEEN TAKEN TO HELP STOP THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS. >> I HAVE A LONG ROAD AHEAD OF ME BUT I WANTED TO BE KNOWN THAT THEY HAVE TO GET OUT OF THAT PLANT. THE PEOPLE HAVE TO GET OUT OF THAT PLANT. >> I WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE EMPLOYEE THIS MORNING AND THEY SAY THEY ARE GETTING BETTER. THEY APPRECIATE ALL THE SUPPORT AND PRAYERS THEY ARE GETTING
