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Automakers stepping up in fight against coronavirus outbreak

General Motors announced they are hiring a thousand new workers at their plant in Kokomo, Indiana, to help build 30,000 ventilators this summer. The move comes as car production in the U.S. has been shuttered and many workers have been furloughed or laid off. Norah O’Donnell recaps her report from Sunday’s edition of “60 Minutes.” Source

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Farmers forced to euthanize livestock as coronavirus strikes food service industry

Poultry farmers in Delaware and Maryland say they are being forced to destroy 2 million chickens because there aren’t enough healthy employees to process them. This follows a warning by the head of Tyson Foods, who said the nation’s food supply chain is breaking down as the coronavirus sweeps through meat packing plants. Manuel Bojorquez has a look. Source

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Former CIA officer reacts to reports about Kim Jong Un’s health

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hasn’t been seen in public in over two weeks and rumors are swirling about his health. Jung H. Pak, a former CIA officer and author of “Becoming Kim Jong Un: A Former CIA Officer’s Insights into North Korea’s Enigmatic Young Dictator,” joins CBSN’s Tanya Rivero with analysis. Source

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