Amazon confirmed that nearly 20,000 of its employees in the United States have tested positive — or were presumed to have been positive — for Covid-19.
In a blog post published Thursday night, October 1st, the company said it conducted an analysis of its 1,372,000 frontline employees and found 19,816 positive tests between March 1st and September 19th. Frontline employees includes warehouse staff and cashiers at the Amazon-owned grocery store chain, Whole Foods. Per The Washington Post, the number does not include the Amazon delivery drivers, who tend to be contracted workers.
Amazon compared its...
In a blog post published Thursday night, October 1st, the company said it conducted an analysis of its 1,372,000 frontline employees and found 19,816 positive tests between March 1st and September 19th. Frontline employees includes warehouse staff and cashiers at the Amazon-owned grocery store chain, Whole Foods. Per The Washington Post, the number does not include the Amazon delivery drivers, who tend to be contracted workers.
Amazon compared its...
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