SAN ANTONIO, ZAMBALES—Thirteen more employees of the Department of Education (DepEd) in this province have contracted the coronavirus disease after attending a seminar that led to a recent outbreak.
Dr. Noel Bueno, Provincial Health Director, on Friday said the new patients were principals and teachers in different schools in the province. They all attended a seminar that was hosted in an Iba town beach resort from March 1-12.
The total number of infected DepEd Zambales employees has risen to 28, Bueno told the Inquirer.
The outbreak was initially traced to their co-worker and speaker at the seminar.
Bueno said other people who were exposed to these patients are were waitin…
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