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Outbreak of COVID-19 at West Kelowna agricultural business; 14 cases confirmed

75 workers are in isolation 香蕉视频直播 63 migrant workers and 12 local workers
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Bylands Nurseries Ltd. is located in West Kelowna. (Google Maps photo)

On April 1, Interior Health confirmed an additional five cases related to the West Kelowna outbreak. To read the updated story, click here.

Interior Health is investigating the first community outbreak of COVID-19 in the region, among a group of temporary foreign workers at a West Kelowna garden centre.

Dr. Sue Pollock, Interior Health香蕉视频直播檚 medical health officer, placed a quarantine order on Bylands Nurseries Ltd. on March 27, following confirmation of the virus within the group.

There are 75 people involved 香蕉视频直播 63 migrant workers and 12 local workers. All are self-isolating.

At this time, there have been 14 positive COVID-19 test results related to the outbreak. Additional results are pending.

The workers are to remain in quarantine on the property until Pollock provides an alternate direction. They live on-site in housing accommodations that allow for safe self-isolation.

The medical health officer is confident the risk of exposure to the public is low. No workers were in roles that interact with customers and the group had minimal contact with the community.

Bylands Nurseries has undertaken several measures under Pollock香蕉视频直播檚 orders including enhanced cleaning of all nursery, housing, sanitary and other facilities accessed by employees as, well as denying access to all visitors to the site.

The Bylands Garden Centre, which is a separate business, is not affected by the order but has elected to close voluntarily.

The cases may be linked to a group of workers who arrived in Kelowna from outside of Canada on March 12, according to Interior Health.

香蕉视频直播 reached out to Bylands Nurseries for comment.

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