Although he stops short of calling for the closing of a nearby meat packing plant hit by COVID-19, Norfolk Mayor Josh Moenning wants the company to take "decisive action."

On the heels of the first confirmed cases of COVID-19 at the Tyson Plant in Madison, Moenning says he's "hopeful that Tyson, in fact, takes this seriously."

Steve Stouffer, Group President for Tyson Fresh Meats, has told News Channel Nebraska that, "We've got some (COVID-19) in Madison and what we're focusing on is to make sure we aren't creating a community spread inside the plant."

In a Facebook post Moenning says, "For a corporation that's profited millions off the work of area laborers & suppliers for decades, we should expect the utmost in transparency & action rooted in abundance of caution for workers' safety and that of their families and neighbors."

In an interview with NCN, Melanie Thompson, the emergency response coordinator for the Elkhorn Valley Public Health Department said, "It becomes the responsibility of the employer to keep the employee safe." She would not say how many positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at the Madison plant.

Tyson's Stouffer would not say if the Madison plant will close but did tell NCN, "Whenever it becomes unsafe for our employees, obviously that's a no-brainer. That's really the thing that I focus on most, are we creating the problem."