Amazon confirms first coronavirus case among US employees
Those that had been infected with the virus were under quarantine
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Online retailer Amazon said on Tuesday an employee in the United States tested positive for the coronavirus.
“We’re supporting the affected employee who is in quarantine,” a company spokeswoman said in an email to Reuters.
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The spokeswoman confirmed a report by Bloomberg News that all co-workers in contact with the employee, who worked at Amazon’s South Lake Union office complex in Seattle, had been informed.
The company said on Sunday two employees in Milan, Italy, had been infected with the virus and were under quarantine.
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“We’re supporting the affected employee who is in quarantine,” a company spokeswoman said in an email to Reuters.
Coronavirus impacts gaming events, eSports tournaments
The spokeswoman confirmed a report by Bloomberg News that all co-workers in contact with the employee, who worked at Amazon’s South Lake Union office complex in Seattle, had been informed.
The company said on Sunday two employees in Milan, Italy, had been infected with the virus and were under quarantine.
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Recently, Twitter told all of its employees to work from home in order to help stem the coronavirus outbreak even Apple closed down its official stores and corporate offices in mainland China.