Potential Covid-19 outbreak on West Coast farm
By Siphokazi Vuso
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Cape Town – The provincial Health Department s local outbreak response team will follow up with affected persons after reports of nearly 30 farmworkers at Matroozefontein Farm on the West Coast testing positive for Covid-19 at the weekend.
Rural and Farmworkers Development Organisation director Billy Claasen said he had alerted officials to the possibility of an outbreak.
“About a month ago I started talking about the outbreak of Covid-19 on a farm. I was crucified by farmers and, among others, the management of Matroozefontein Farm, a division of the International Unifrutti group.