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50 Olongapo frontliners quarantined after exposure to COVID-19 case
Fifty health care workers of James L. Gordon Memorial Hospital (JLGMH) in Olongapo City are under quarantine after potential exposure to a COVID-19 positive patient.
The affected health care workers include 17 doctors and 32 nurses, who will undergo swab testing and a 14-day quarantine period.
The patient who exposed the staff tested positive for COVID-19 and is now isolated in the hospital's COVID-19 ward.
The hospital's operations were severely affected by the development, leading to the temporary closure of some areas for disinfection.
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