SEATTLE — The spread of coronavirus Friday prompted Amazon to tell all of its employees not to travel unless necessary.
“We’re asking employees to defer nonessential travel during this time,” a company spokesperson said.
Amazon employs more than 500,000 people nationwide, making it the second-largest private employer in the country. It has a global workforce of 798,000 at scores of warehouses, offices, data centers and logistics hubs.
The company had previously restricted travel to China and asked employees who had been to the country where the outbreak originated to quarantine themselves for 14 days before returning to work.
