7 h. ago ‘Victorian disease’ outbreak hits Amazon warehouse: What you should know

An outbreak has been detected at Amazon’s Coventry warehouse, raising fresh concerns over worker safety

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9 h. ago TB outbreak at Amazon warehouse with 10 workers testing positive for Victorian disease

The retail giant confirmed that 10 staff tested positive for non-contagious TB at its Coventry fulfilment centre in September last year.

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11 h. ago Key symptoms of Victorian disease as Amazon confirms outbreak in UK warehouse

Cases have been confirmed at an Amazon warehouse in Coventry

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12 h. ago UK Amazon warehouse hit with tuberculosis outbreak as union threatens worker walkout

Union chiefs demanded the Amazon site's immediate closure after multiple confirmed cases of TB, accusing the retail giant of also putting the wider community at risk.

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13 h. ago Amazon in Victorian disease outbreak at UK warehouse as workers threaten to walk out

Amazon has confirmed an outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) has hit staff at its UK warehouse in Coventry as the GMB union has called for the centre to be closed immediately

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13 h. ago Amazon confirms outbreak of deadly Victorian disease at Coventry warehouse

The GMB union has called for the immediate closure of one of Amazon's UK warehouses after multiple cases of TB were confirmed at the site

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3 d. ago Amazon workers at Coventry warehouse tested for tuberculosis after outbreak

Company says TB testing carried out as ‘precaution’ after small number of workers contracted lung diseaseAmazon is testing workers at its Coventry warehouse for tuberculosis after an outbreak of the lung disease.A handful of workers from the site were found to have contagious tuberculosis (TB) last year, prompting the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to begin running a screening programme in September. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Amazon to close giant Milton Keynes warehouse that was its first in UK as 590 jobs impacted

AMAZON is set to close its giant warehouse in Milton Keynes that was also the tech giant's first depot opened in the UK. Amazon is planning to close one of its fulfilment centres, offering workers the chance to transfer to another site. The company announced a consultation on a proposal to close the site in...

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2 w. ago Islamist double murderer who held prison officer hostage is awarded £240k taxpayer

Fuad Awale was transferred to a special separation unit for dangerous convicts after he and another convict ambushed a jail worker and threatened to kill him.

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3 w. ago Amazon drops £75k legal costs claim in row with former warehouse boss

Former Amazon manager Paul McCann has spoken out after a judge branded him 'fundamentally dishonest'

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