Amazon has confirmed two new cases of coronavirus within its US delivery infrastructure, but has taken the decision not to close the affected facilities — in Michigan and Oklahoma — as it strains to handle increased demand. It comes after a group of US senators expressed their concern to Jeff Bezos, chief executive, over Amazon’s safety processes in dealing with the spread of coronavirus in its ranks — and potentially to customers. One employee, based at a sorting centre in Brownstown, Michigan, was last at work on March 16 but is now quarantined and receiving medical attention, Amazon confirmed after being contacted by the Financial Times. Read More...
Amazon has confirmed two new cases of coronavirus within its US delivery infrastructure, but has taken the decision not to close the affected facilities — in Michigan and Oklahoma — as it strains to handle increased demand. It comes after a group of US senators expressed their concern to Jeff Bezos, chief executive, over Amazon’s safety processes in dealing with the spread of coronavirus in its ranks — and potentially to customers. One employee, based at a sorting centre in Brownstown, Michigan, was last at work on March 16 but is now quarantined and receiving medical attention, Amazon confirmed after being contacted by the Financial Times.
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