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Amazon Confirms TB Cases at Coventry Warehouse as Union Demands Temporary Closure

Amazon reports 10 latent TB cases from last year, with officials describing the overall risk as low.

A worker prepares orders at the Amazon site in Dartford. Colleagues at the Coventry site are being screened for TB after an outbreak in the warehouse (Photo: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Amazon says 10 workers at the BHX4 fulfilment centre in Coventry tested positive for non-contagious TB last year and the site remains open.
  • The company states it is following NHS and UKHSA guidance and is running an expanded screening programme, with no additional cases identified to date.
  • GMB has called for the warehouse to shut temporarily and for all staff to be medically suspended on full pay during the investigation.
  • NHS personnel visited the site this week to conduct blood tests, and UKHSA says those affected are responding to treatment and are no longer infectious.
  • Campaign group Foxglove backed the union’s demands, while journalists sought comment from Coventry City Council about the situation at the Lyons Park facility.