The COVID Diaries – 105 12th July
The Guardian has reported today:
“About 200 workers at a vegetable farm and packing business supplying Sainsbury’s, Asda, M&S and Aldi have been ordered to isolate on the property after an outbreak of coronavirus. At least 73 of the workers at AS Green & Co, based in Herefordshire, have tested positive for Covid-19, and more are awaiting results. All of the farm’s workforce has been told to isolate in mobile homes used by pickers and packers during harvest season. The group was being treated as an “extended bubble” to reduce the risk of the outbreak spreading outside the farm, an official said. Food and essential supplies are being provided by Herefordshire council as an emergency measure. The farm specialises in growing broccoli, broad beans and runner beans, and supplies major supermarkets.”