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Last updated May 27, 2024
Created May 27, 2024
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Name Webpage capture on the news article of​ Factory Worker COVID-19 Case Raises Concerns of Accelerated Transmission
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The article discusses union leaders expressed concern for workers' safety after a garment factory worker at Phnom Penh’s Y&W Garment Factory tested positive for COVID-19, part of a cluster nearing 400 cases. The infected worker was taken for treatment, and her husband was quarantined. The Y&W factory, employing over 5,700 workers, has partially shut down operations, with hundreds tested for the virus. The cluster, starting on February 20, has affected multiple provinces. Union leaders urged rapid preventive measures, citing the risk of further transmission among closely interacting workers. Despite the outbreak, some factory operations continued, sparking additional concern.

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