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17 Zambales power plant workers contract Covid-19
Seventeen workers at the Masinloc Power Plant in Zambales have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total positive cases in the town to 54.
The outbreak began after a 30-year-old male worker, who arrived from Muntinlupa City, was exposed to the virus.
He tested positive four days after being swabbed on August 14, and the 17 infected workers received their results on Friday.
Mayor Senyang Lim has ordered extensive contact tracing for those affected.
The Bani National High School has been repurposed as an isolation facility for plant workers.
Workers who tested positive have been admitted to the President Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Hospital, which is the province's dedicated COVID-19 facility.
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