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HipChick

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Tue Mar 3, 2020, 10:33 PM Mar 2020

Amazon employee in Seattle office tests positive for coronavirus...

Amazon on Tuesday said an employee who works in one of its Seattle, Washington, offices tested positive for the coronavirus.

″We’re supporting the affected employee who is in quarantine,” the company told CNBC. “The employee is based out of Amazon’s Brazil office building in Seattle, WA.”The office is in downtown Seattle on 9th Avenue, according to a search on Google Maps. It is not Amazon’s headquarters office, which is located on 7th Avenue.

Amazon notified employees of the update in a memo, saying, “The employee went home feeling unwell on Tuesday, February 25 and has not entered Amazon offices since that time.”“We notified the employees who we know were in close contact with this employee,” the memo continues. “The risk of transmission for employees who were not in close contact with this individual is assessed to be low.”

Amazon asked employees who are experiencing symptoms to stay home and seek medical attention.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/03/coronavirus-amazon-employee-in-seattle-office-tests-positive.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.PostToTwitter

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Amazon employee in Seattle office tests positive for coronavirus... (Original Post) HipChick Mar 2020 OP
Boycott Amazon. 5X Mar 2020 #1
Wonder how many employees in this office? n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #2
Not good. Wonder about Microsoft still_one Mar 2020 #3
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