"eight factory workers, two of their relatives, & the suspected source..."

The pandemic is currently affecting regions around the globe differently. Regardless, if the number of cases is still high or decreasing. The risk of transmission at the workplace is still a constant hazard that needs to be mitigated.

 

A cluster of COVID-19 cases linked to a factory in Asia appears to be under control, less than a week after it was detected, Health Minister said Sunday.

 

"No new cases have been reported in the factory cluster," Health Minister said at a regular news briefing, referring to an aluminum factory in town, in southern Taiwan”.

 

The cluster, first confirmed on July 28, consisted of 11 infections -- eight factory workers, two of their relatives, and the suspected source, who had visited Taipei's Wanhua District, one of the hot spots in the domestic outbreak this year.

Since July 28, a total of 98 people identified as close contacts of the infected persons in the Chiayi cluster have been tested for COVID-19, and there have been no additional cases, Health Minister said.

"Although further monitoring is needed, indications are that the COVID-19 cluster is not escalating," he said.

Local residents who may be worried about being infected can get tested at stations set up by the county government, Health Minister said.

We pray that the infected workers, family members, and local residents recover fully from Covid. We also pray that everyone is able to be vaccinated. 

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