At one farm in Ontario, 125 of 216 migrant workers have tested positive for COVID-19
Of the 216 migrant workers at Scotlynn Group's farm in Norfolk County, Ont., 125 have tested positive for COVID-19.TORONTO -- It’s asparagus harvest season, but some of the fields in Norfolk County, Ontario, are all but empty following an outbreak of COVID-19 that has spread to 125 migrant workers from Mexico, temporarily halting production.
The workers arrived from Mexico to Biddle’s farm back in early April - already delayed due to the pandemic and travel restrictions - and underwent a 14-day quarantine before starting work. Everyone came out of the quarantine healthy and nobody showed any symptoms prior to Thursday, according to Biddle.
“The guys have had extremely limited contact with the community,” said Kristal Chopp, the mayor of Norfolk County.
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