Lottery plant workers learn fellow employee tested positive for COVID-19

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Bleudog101 — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 15:25:44 GMT

We were required to undergo annual Fit testing (OSHA requirement) for our N95 or similar masks. That test was brutal, took about 1/2 hour. So seeing all these folks wearing them out and about am thinking they're not doing much good with all the leaks for non-tested individuals. Thankfully not many kids required that you wear those masks. I felt like I was suffocating. NYC outsourced for employees in health care. Oh it sounds so good; $7K/week, transportation to NYC and stay in a hotel. Downside... [ More ]

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Stack47 — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 03:32:33 GMT

I was thinking more about the people handling the food, but not much difference when they handled the food before the pandemic.

Good research

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noise-gate — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:34:08 GMT

Might be a good idea to avoid a fast food drive-thru too. ..The other stuff- Yeah!

Here s the good news: The science around coronavirus continues to unfold, but there is currently no evidence that the disease is transmitted by food, says Donald Schaffner, Ph.D., a distinguished professor in the department of food science at Rutgers University.

That s because it's a respiratory virus, passed primarily from person to person in droplets when someone who is infected coughs or sneezes. Though... [ More ]

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music* — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 23:45:34 GMT

I can hope for the best and pray that this worker is successful in his battle against COVID-19. We are all in this together here in the U.S. and around the World.

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Stack47 — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 23:28:22 GMT

The most recent estimate of the spread of COVID-19 is about 6 million Americans so it's likely every business that remains open will be affected. Might be a good idea to avoid a fast food drive-thru too.

Oh and lottery related, use a self-service vending machine, use a play slip, and use a stylus pen or a Q-tip if you must push a button.

Lottery plant workers learn fellow employee tested positive for COVID-19

Lottery Post — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 21:16:11 GMT

A supply worker at Scientific Games in Alpharetta, Georgia, where scratch-off lottery tickets are made has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a company statement issued Monday.

The company said the person who tested positive worked in the printing area but did not touch the lottery tickets. The person is an employee of a metro Atlanta supplier that provides materials to Scientific Games.

Located in a portion of Forsyth County that carries an Alpharetta mailing address, Scientific G... [ More ]