Coronavirus Groton: Electric Boat Has 35 Confirmed Cases
GROTON, CT — Electric Boat president Kevin Graney announced that with five new cases of COVID-19, there are now a total of 35 employees who have tested positive for the disease.
Graney said that, “We are averaging about one new positive case per day.”
“This week, we have had one person at Quonset Point, one person in New London, one person at Eagle Park, and two people in Groton, who happen to live together," Graney said in a post to the EB Landing webpage.
"These numbers are the clearest evidence we have so far that we’re not seeing sustained person-to-person transmission. Of the 35 confirmed cases at Electric Boat, 22 employees have returned to work.”
In a podcast with Graney and EB medical directors Dr. Susan Andrews and Dr. Bob Hurley, the company chief asked what virus spread mitigation measures have been undertaken in the past month.
"These are the facility-wide changes that everyone will see. Some examples are everyone wearing masks, people are following the rules and wearing their facial coverings. The social distancing is obvious, no matter what line you’re in; everybody is staying six feet back. We’re opening the access points to reduce use of turnstiles. Some of the other really big changes are the altered schedule at Groton with Blue and Gold while QP has adjusted shifts. All sites have staggered breaks and lunch to promote separation. Also, some folks are able to work from home. That’s definitely new and different for EB. If you are out and about in production areas, there are now portable hand washing stations and an increase in hand sanitizer stations or pumps on the wall."
Listen to, or read the transcript of, the podcast here.
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