Amazon employees in the United States infected more than 20000 people in COVID-19, Amazon shares fell seriously

Amazon, an American e-commerce giant, announced on October 1 that since the outbreak of COVID-19, the company has infected nearly 20000 front-line employees across the United States, which is the first time Amazon has released employee infection data. Amazon stated that the company has taken several measures to prevent the spread of the virus, including 150 "work program changes". According to CNN on October 2nd, despite several reports of Amazon employees being infected, the company has consistently refused to disclose the overall infection status of its employees.

Amazon said that more than 19000 employees of the company tested positive for COVID-19. Amazon's stock price fell 0.3% after trading.

Amazon said that the company reached the conclusion of 19816 presumed or confirmed cases of COVID-19 by checking the data of about 1.37 million front-line employees of Amazon and Whole Foods in the United States. Amazon stated that compared to the "general population infection rate" in the United States, the company's employee infection rate is 42% lower than expected. The company stated that if the infection rate among Amazon employees were the same as the community infection rate, the total number of cases would reach 33952.

Amazon said that the company conducts tens of thousands of COVID-19 tests every day, and it is estimated that by November, the number of daily COVID-19 tests will increase to 50000. Amazon's stock price closed up 2.3% on Thursday, at $3221.26.

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