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TSA employee from Dulles International Airport tests positive for coronavirus

Published  March 21, 2020 8:53pm EDT
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WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employee from Dulles International Airport has tested positive for coroanvirus, according to officials. 

FILE - A TSA agent looks at his cell phone while wearing a mask and gloves at Sky Harbor Airport on March 12, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Officials said the employee was a screening officer that last worked March 13 at the east screening checkpoint. 

TSA said its monitoring every employee within the organization that has reported positive across the country.