Over 40 employees were living at the chemical company's facility in Pennsylvania for the past 28 days
During their time at the facility, Boyce said the only contact workers had with the outside world was watching their families drive by with signs or watching TV during their time off.
However, seeing their hard work make a difference for those in need made their round-the-clock hours worth it, Boyce said. “We’re truly honored to be able to give back and support people we will never meet in some way,” he told the outlet.To recover from their arduous hours, the workers have reportedly been given a week off from their jobs to rest at home.Boyce went on to thank those working on the front lines for continuing to keep the country safe.
“First responders, all the people on the front lines, we thank you for what you’ve done,” he added. “That’s what makes our job easy to do.” As of Tuesday afternoon, there have been at least 780,536 cases and 37,818 deaths attributed to coronavirus in the United States, according to
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