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4/5/2021 About 20% of grocery store workers had Covid-19, and most didn't have symptoms, study found - CNN <br />age 39 of 73 <br />health • LIVE TV <br />The trial of ex -officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd <br />About 20% of grocery store workers had Covid-19, and most <br />didn't have symptoms, study found <br />By Jen Christensen, CNN <br />O� Updated 9:46 PM ET, Thu October 29, 2020 <br />Worried about infection from take-out or groceries? Watch these 3 tips. 01:40 <br />(CNN) — Grocery store work puts employees at serious risk for infection, a new study found, particularly those <br />who have to interact with customers. <br />These workers likely became a "significant transmission <br />source" for Covid-19 without even knowing it because most in <br />the study were asymptomatic. <br />The analysis, published Thursday in the journal Occupational <br />and Environmental Medicine, is the first to demonstrate the <br />significant asymptomatic infection rate, exposure risks and <br />psychological distress grocery workers have felt during the <br />pandemic. <br />In the study, 20% of the 104 grocery workers tested at a store <br />in Boston in May had positive nasal swab tests. <br />https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/29/health/grocery-workers-increased-covid-19-risk-wellness/index.html 3981/5 <br />