Coronavirus live updates: Global cases over 3.2 million, farmers dump excess fruit and flowers
Global cases: More than 3.2 millionThe data above was compiled by Johns Hopkins University as of 8:04 a.m. Beijing time.7:42 am: Tons of fruit and flowers are at risk of spoiling as virus disrupts supply chainsas their harvests cannot get to their intended customers due to disruptions from lockdowns and movement restrictions.
"The lockdowns that we are all experiencing across the globe are causing a disruption of labor, so we are not getting people into the fields to produce on farms," said Michael Strano, a lead principal investigator for disruptive and sustainable technology in agriculture at the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology.
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