Work stoppage escalates COVID farm testing fears: growers
A group representing greenhouse growers in Ontario's Windsor-Essex region says a work stoppage at a local farm due to a COVID-19 outbreak has escalated fears about testing for the virus.
The Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers says in a statement that the public health order has contributed to anxiety among both farmers and workers.
On Wednesday, the region's medical officer of health issued an order that required an unnamed farmer whose greenhouse has an active outbreak involving 191 workers to isolate those employees and stop work.
The medical officer of health for Windsor-Essex issued the order after a rash of positive tests over the weekend.
The growers group says it is working with the sector and the provincial government to address those fears as on-farm testing continues.
Premier Doug Ford said Thursday the work stoppage will not encourage local farmers to participate in efforts to combat the virus.
The Canadian Press
Related
- Ontario deploys emergency management team to address Essex farm outbreak
- 120 workers test positive for COVID-19 in outbreak on Ontario farm
- Ontario testing lags as one health unit announces random spot test plan
- Canada Post Work Stoppage Could Begin Friday
- Ontario to reveal new COVID-19 testing strategy to gauge phased reopening
Trending
- Suspects, armed with a knife and gun, sought after Mississauga stabbing
- Male hospitalized following stabbing in Mississauga
- PHOTOS: Intersection gets a fun makeover in Mississauga
- Houses in Mississauga significantly more expensive than they were just one year ago
- More parkland is coming to one of Mississauga’s busiest neighbourhoods
Your Comments