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Amazon has begun offering Covid-19 testing for its frontline workers in the UK

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In April, a row over sanitary working conditions forced the company to temporarily shut six of its warehouses in France.

Amazon has since said it has made more than 150 “significant” process changes to ensure the health and safety of its staff, from enhanced cleaning and social distancing measures to the distribution of personal protective equipment (PPE) and the implementation of temperature checks.

The company has also rolled out a pilot programme offering Covid-19 testing for its frontline workers in the UK.

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