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Tag: Amazon

photo shows a black Samsung phone with a white screen showing just the word Amazon and the company's logo.
Posted inInfectious Disease

Lifeline or life risk: Working in an Amazon warehouse

by Melba Newsome July 27, 2020January 29, 2021

By Melba Newsome When the California state college system shut down its campuses and moved classes online due to the coronavirus in March, rising junior Chad Ellis returned home to Charlotte, where he expected to finish his classes and hang out with friends and family. Then, mega e-tailer Amazon announced plans to fill 100,000 positions […]

A man is being swabbed inside his nose by a gloved hand.
Posted inInfectious Disease

Coronavirus Today – March 30 – Northampton County nursing home cases, 3-D mask printouts, the ocean on livestream

by Editor March 30, 2020April 14, 2021

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