Puget Sound Naval Shipyard's most vulnerable workers allowed to go home amid coronavirus concerns

BREMERTON — Older workers and those with higher risks of complications from the novel coronavirus at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard have been offered the opportunity to go home on paid leave.

Some 900 employees at Kitsap County's largest employer are, or will turn, 60 years old by the end of May. Shipyard leaders are working to make it possible for them to work from home. But barring that, they can use what's called administrative leave for weather and safety reasons.

"We are taking this seriously and are working to support our employees and their families, while still supporting our national security," a spokesperson said.

There are 31 shipyard workers awaiting test results for COVID-19 and nine who have received negative results. So far, there have been no positive tests for all of Naval Base Kitsap, the shipyard announced Wednesday morning.

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