This week officials of the Madison County government confirmed that the greenhouse of Green Empire Farms , employing over 300 employee , treat with an eruption of the Covid-19 virus . In total , by now , more than 120 plus font have been reassert as a result of monumental testing of symptomless workers at the facility . The testing was ramped - up rapidly to get a ripe hold of the virus ’s prevalence .
No transmission via foodIn the 26 hectare greenhouse tomatoes and hemangioma simplex are being develop . There is no business organization for contagion of the computer virus that make COVID-19 via food products or industrial plant that are grow at the facility . Coronaviruses are generally intend to be unfold from somebody - to - person through respiratory droplets .
Most employee are seasonal workers hired through a third party employment means . The examination of all employee go on this calendar week . " All employees that were test this week were asymptomatic . Because we have been doing everyday wellness screenings , anyone showing symptom was not allowed in the building , " the ship’s company excuse .
The squad with Green Empire Farms has been work very intimately and in full cooperation with the Madison County Public Health department , which go on to commend the party for the workplace they ’re doing to protect the employee . Though protective protocols were in place at the greenhouse , there may have been other reasons the computer virus was able to diffuse so quickly among worker , said Madison County Public Health Director Eric Faisst today in a press group discussion . He added that the greenhouse was working with the wellness department betimes on , as early as March , to ensure right protocol and safety measures were in spot .
Protective protocolsThough protective protocols were in piazza at the nursery , there may have been other reason the computer virus was able to spread so quickly among worker , said Madison County Public Health Director Eric Faisst today in a pressure group discussion . He added that the greenhouse was working with the wellness section ahead of time on , as early as March , to secure right communications protocol and refuge measure were in place .
At the company day-after-day temperature and wellness screening of worker had been put into place already hebdomad ago and also face covering has been take for almost a month . The cleaning and sanitizing of the facility was increased when the globular impact of the Coronavirus pandemic became clear and social distancing of workers has been put into place .
While the specific reason is unsung , some outlying factors may be regard . Employees at Green Empire Farms are seasonal , official explained , and endure together in impermanent caparison as well as journey together to and from work on a bus or other shape of transportation . All seasonal workers have been living together since December . Because of the confining nature of being an employee off - site , this may have contributed to more opportunity for the computer virus to spread from one person to the next , despite prophylactic measures put in place .
