Amazon worker at New York warehouse dies of COVID-19
An Amazon worker at a warehouse in New York where employees called for greater coronavirus safety measures has died of COVID-19, the e-commerce giant said on Tuesday.
"We are deeply saddened by the loss of an associate at our site in Staten Island, NY," Amazon spokesperson Lisa Levandowski said in a statement emailed to AFP.
"His family and loved ones are in our thoughts, and we are supporting his fellow colleagues," she added.
Amazon has become a lifeline for consumers facing lockdowns and restrictions around the world, and the company is in the process of adding some 175,000 new employees to cope with the surging demand.
But the company has also faced protests from warehouse workers and activists who claim Amazon has failed to do enough to keep them safe.
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