A call center contracted by the CDC to give coronavirus guidance failed to practice social distancing at a training. An employee later tested positive for COVID-19.

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• A call center trainee for a company contracted by the Center for Disease Control tested positive for the coronavirus, several news outlets reported. 
• Another trainee told NBC that the orientation they attended did not abide by social distancing protocols and the people were crammed together. 
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A trainee for call center contracted by the Center for Disease Control told NBC News that the company did not follow social distancing protocols. Another trainee later tested positive for the coronavirus. 

Brianna Flores told NBC News that she felt she could do some good working for Maximus, a call center contractor to provide callers with information on the new coronavirus for the CDC. However, she became worried when she attended the first day of orientation and the training class of 70 was crammed into a tight space together — without enough space to abide by the six feet recommendation by the CDC, and with only a bottle of disinfectant to share to clean their workspaces.

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