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An employee of the Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authority, which operates the underground train system, has been diagnosed with Covid-19, the MRT announced on Wednesday.
The employee works at Sai Ma station on the MRT Chalong Ratchadham (purple) line and went to a hospital on April 25 to test for Covid-19 after developing a fever.
The test was returned positive on April 27. The employee was subsequently admitted for treatment.
The employee, whose gender was not given, wore a face mask all the time while on duty, the MRT said.
Other employees who had been in close contact with the infected workers had been tested for Covid-19 and put in isolation for observation for 14 days, the announcement said.