Amazon.com Inc revealed an employee working at one of its Queens, New York shipping facilities has contracted Covid-19, the first infection reported in a US delivery network that’s become a lifeline of essentials for consumers sheltering at home.
Amazon temporarily closed the warehouse near LaGuardia Airport — sending workers home with full pay — so it can be cleaned and sanitised. The confirmed case was in an Amazon "delivery station”, much smaller than a so-called fulfillment center where thousands of employees work with robots to pack and ship orders. Amazon did not disclose how many people work at the Queens facility.