COVID among construction workers

Construction workers frame one of the last units of condos at the Westerly townhomes in Simi Valley on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. The development has seen an uptick in sales during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Construction workers frame one of the last units of condos at the Westerly townhomes in Simi Valley on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. The development has seen an uptick in sales during the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by JUAN CARLO/THE STAR via Imagn Content Services, LL.

One reason why COVID-19 spreads so quickly is because a lot of people who have it never show symptoms — between 20-40% of all cases. A new report finds that certain professions seem to have higher rates of asymptomatic infection than others. Construction workers, who are deemed essential, top that list. The report comes from Curative, a health company processing more than 1 million COVID tests a week. 

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Host:

Madeleine Brand

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Sarah Sweeney, Angie Perrin, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Rosalie Atkinson, Brian Hardzinski, Bennett Purser