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Amazon Employees Call For Coronavirus Protections After Warehouse Workers Test Positive

Warehouse workers are calling on Amazon to do more to defend against the spread of coronavirus after the company confirmed its first case of COVID-19 at a warehouse in Queens, New York last week. Meanwhile, a surge in delivery orders from customers in self-isolation has led to weeks-long delays for some items.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson speaks with Elizabeth Dwoskin (@lizzadwoskin), Silicon Valley correspondent for The Washington Post.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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