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Two More COVID-19 Cases Confirmed at DoE HQ

Monday, May 11th, 2020

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Two More COVID-19 Cases Confirmed at DoE HQ

Two more staffers at Department of Energy headquarters buildings in and near Washington, D.C., have tested positive for COVID-19, Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette said Friday. One of these people works at the Forrestal Building in downtown Washington, another in the DoE's Germantown building in suburban Maryland, according to the statement from Brouillette. The Forrestal employee had not been to the building since April 5, while the Germantown employee had not been to that building since March 20, according to…

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