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Two employees at paper mill in Westbrook test positive for coronavirus, COVID-19

Two employees at the Sappi Fine Paper Mill in Westbrook have tested positive for the coronavirus, COVID-19.

WESTBROOK, Maine — Editor’s note: You are starting to hear the term ‘flattening the curve’ as a way to stem the tide of coronavirus cases. The above video explains what that means. 

Two employees at the Sappi Fine Paper Mill in Westbrook have tested positive for COVID-19, both of whom appear to have been infected due to exposure outside of the mill.

Both employees and all employees who had been in close contact with them have been quarantined, consistent with CDC guidelines. Sappi is in the process of developing a protocol for employees to wear masks.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available 

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