Measures farmers should take to protect themselves from Covid-19

41.2% of the country’s 137,500 farmers are aged 65 and over.

More than 50,000 farmers should stay at home at all times and avoid any face-to-face contact, until at least April 11, to comply with the Government’s advice on cocooning.

Cocooning is a measure to protect people over 70 years of age from Covid-19, and those who are extremely medically vulnerable, by minimising all interaction between them and others.