Amazon seeks to screen its employees to prevent corona outbreaks
Amazon has reached out to two coronavirus testing companies to test their employees to reduce the risk of contracting the new coronavirus (COVID-19) in its warehouses, Reuters reported Saturday.
Reuters said it had seen an internal document revealing that abbott laboratories and Thermo Fisher Scientific executives had told Amazon they wanted to work with them, although the U.S. government is currently consuming all the data from the two companies.
The company also discussed whether it could start such tests in at least one warehouse near its Seattle headquarters, whose status was unclear. The document noted separately that Amazon is looking into the ability to screen more than one person at a time for the virus, and also wants to engage with a medical organization in testing efforts.
In a statement published Saturday, Abbott Laboratories confirmed that Amazon had reached out to them, and other companies had contacted them to test the virus for their workforce. Amazon, the world's largest retailer, is preparing to introduce face masks and temperature checks for workers at all its warehouses in the United States and Europe by next week. But in the longer term, the company wants to test workers for hiv detection, and hopes other companies will follow suit.
The document also revealed the company's focus on testing coronary viruses as important in its work and boosting the U.S. economy. Attempts to increase screening procedures come as many Amazon stores are experiencing protests from employees who are increasingly afraid of contracting the virus. Especially after at least 19 employees were reported to have contracted the Coved-19 virus in the United States.
To date, more than 1 million people have been infected with the coved-19 virus, with more than 58,000 deaths due to the pandemic spreading worldwide.
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