is the farm currently under strict orders by the region's health unit directing employees to isolate and stop working until further notice. CBC News attempted to contact Peter Quiring, president and CEO of Nature Fresh, via phone call, but Quiring hung up after a reporter identified himself. Dr. Wajid Ahmed, medical officer of health for the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, issued a new Section 22 order on Wednesday, July 1. Leamington Mayor Hilda MacDonald said she warned the health unit eight weeks ago about testing workers on farms for COVID-19. "We will trust that [the health unit] has the best interests of the individuals in mind when they have taken such significant steps."

Source: CBC News July 02, 2020 17:47 UTC