BREAKING: 73 farm workers catch coronavirus forcing 200 others to self-isolate
Workers at a vegetable farm in Herefordshire are being forced to self-isolate after 73 members of staff tested positive for coronavirus.
Katie Spence, PHE Midlands Health Protection Director, said: ‘A small number of workers became symptomatic earlier this week and they and a few close contacts among the workforce were tested initially and found to be positive.‘In line with NHS guidance, affected individuals were asked to self-isolate for seven days, with their households and close contacts asked to isolate for 14 days.
‘The initial batch of results showed a significant percentage of positive cases, despite these individuals being asymptomatic.’
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