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Coronavirus: worker constructing Texas Rangers ballpark tests positive

  • Construction workers continued to work on Thursday with new procedures enacted

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A worker at the Texas Rangers’ Globe Life Park has contracted coronavirus. Photo: AFP
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A subcontractor working on Globe Life Field has tested positive for coronavirus, and the Texas Rangers have notified their employees to make sure no one was in contact with the worker.
The Manhattan Construction Company said in a statement that they learned on Wednesday of the ill employee, who was stationed in an isolated area of the $1.2 billion MLB ballpark. The area was cleared of all personnel and cleaned thoroughly.

Manhattan also enforced a single entry for workers, beginning Thursday, so that each person’s temperature could be monitored. The site will cleaned during each work day, and work hours have been limited to 7am to 5pm.

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Workers must wear a colour-coded band that confirms to others they entered through the single point.

Fever is one of the symptoms of coronavirus, and any worker who shows a fever greater than CDC guidelines will be required to leave the site.

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