Wednesday, April 1, 2020

B.C. migrant farm workers spread COVID-19

Twelve temporary foreign workers have tested positive for COVID-19 in West Kamloops, British Columbia.

Quarantines have been imposed on another 63 foreign workers in the community and on 12 employers.

The farm workers arrived there March 12 and the virus was discovered March 20.

Normally about 10,000 temporary foreign workers are employed on farms in British Columbia.