( Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc is at the cutting edge of reacting to break outs of the unique coronavirus in the United States, providing necessary items while over half the population faces government stay-at-home orders.
SUBMIT IMAGE: A 3D printed Amazon postal plan is placed on a keyboard in front of a displayed stock chart and the word for the coronavirus disease, COVID-19, in this illustration taken March 25,2020 REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Nevertheless, report that a handful out of Amazon’s hundreds of countless U.S. storage facility workers have actually contracted the virus raise the potential of future website closures and operational interruptions at the world’s biggest online retailer.
The COVID-19 cases have actually resulted in discontent amongst some staff. Fifteen employees at a more than 5,000- person Amazon storage facility in Staten Island, New york city, strolled off the job on Monday, leading the company to fire among them who was violating a paid quarantine.
Employees have likewise protested in other countries, including dozens of Amazon employees at a center near Florence, Italy this week.
The following is a list of 19 company warehouses across the United States where several instances of COVID-19 have been reported. Amazon stated in a declaration it has taken preventive action which workers’ health and wellness is its top concern.
According to logistics consultancy MWPVL International Inc, Amazon has 519 facilities in its U.S. circulation infrastructure– consisting of satisfaction centers, delivery stations and warehouses.
QUEENS, NEW YORK – On March 19, Amazon stated it was momentarily closing shipment station DBK1 after an associate there checked favorable for the infection. It was the first known case at an Amazon