Doctors Without Borders warns of spike in coronavirus cases among Florida farmworkers

Edited by Ed Newman
2020-05-31 20:01:03

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Miami, May 31 (RHC)-- In southwestern Florida, there’s been an explosion of coronavirus cases in Immokalee, with over 420 people testing positive.  The rural community is home to some of Florida’s largest populations of immigrant farmworkers, who’ve been deemed essential during the pandemic but who often lack access to healthcare, paid sick leave and other on-the-job protections. 

The aid group Doctors Without Borders is calling on Florida officials to aggressively ramp up testing and contact tracing for farmworkers.


 



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