ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A worker at BP Plc's operation in Alaska's North Slope has tested positive for the novel coronavirus that has killed more than 42,000 people worldwide, the company confirmed on Tuesday.
It is the first case at an Alaskan oil instalment in the North Slope, where the vast majority of the state's oil is produced. The worker at BP Prudhoe Bay has been isolated, the state's chief medical officer said.
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