Brant County will be taking in over 100 migrant workers who were a part of a COVID-19 outbreak at a farm in Norfolk County. Brant County’s health unit (BCHU) says the city of Brantford, Ont., will be hosting 122 workers from the Scotlynn Group farm in Vittoria, Ont.
Dr. Elizabeth Urbantke, acting medical officer of health, said in the county’s pandemic update on Tuesday an isolation, accommodation, transportation and notification plan was underway to bring a number of seasonal migrant workers to hotels in the Brantford area to isolate for 14 days. “Hotel staff were briefed by Norfolk Health Unit (HNHU) personnel and were given instructions on procedures to avoid contact with these guests and how to safely discard of garbage and linens.