Amazon confirms first coronavirus case among U.S. employees

Reuters

Published Mar 03, 2020 10:24PM ET

Amazon confirms first coronavirus case among U.S. employees

(Reuters) - Online retailer Amazon.com Inc (O:AMZN) said on Tuesday an employee in the United States tested positive for the coronavirus.

"We're supporting the affected employee who is in quarantine," a company spokeswoman said in an email to Reuters.

The spokeswoman confirmed a report by Bloomberg News that all co-workers in contact with the employee, who worked at Amazon's South Lake Union office complex in Seattle, had been informed.