CORONAVIRUS/Safety rule violations at COVID-19 lab led to infection: report
12/20/2021 10:03 PM
Taipei, Dec. 20 (CNA) Several safety rule violations, including not wearing proper protective gear while conducting experiments, led to a researcher working at an Academia Sinica laboratory handling the COVID-19 virus to become infected with the disease, according to an investigative report conducted by the research institute.
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