Seasonal workers harvest strawberries in April 2020. - Kota Kawqasaki / AP / SIPA

Infections are linked among seasonal workers in Vaucluse. During a screening campaign carried out jointly by the prefecture of Vaucluse and by the regional health agency of the Paca region, 13 new cases of Covid-19 were discovered in seasonal workers. "This brings to 53 the total number of positive cases," said in a statement the ARS Paca.

These new positive cases are concentrated in a farm in the municipality of Carpentras, which was already previously concerned. Isolation measures have been taken and a new phase of screening 100 employees has started.

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