GREENSBORO, N.C. — A pick-your-own strawberry farm in North Carolina has temporarily closed after laboratory tests confirmed eight workers tested positive for coronavirus.
Dear farm friends, We wanted to provide you all with an important update about our business. We started this season...
Posted by Rudd Farm on Friday, April 24, 2020
Rudd Farm said on its Facebook page that it took preventative measures, including having workers wear gloves and masks and using a drive-through service to maintain social distancing.
According to the post, one worker said he felt sick and tested positive, and several other workers also tested positive for COVID-19.
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Local news outlets reported that the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed eight cases linked to on-site housing for farm workers.
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