Overview
- Ten employees tested positive last year for non-contagious tuberculosis at the Lyons Park (BHX4) site, according to Amazon.
- NHS teams visited the warehouse this week to run blood tests, and no additional cases have been identified to date.
- Amazon says it is conducting an expanded screening programme with the NHS and that the facility remains operational.
- UKHSA’s Dr Roger Gajraj says the overall risk is low, the individuals are responding well to treatment, and close contacts are being offered tests.
- The GMB union and campaign group Foxglove are calling for a temporary shutdown and full-pay medical suspension, while Coventry City Council urges symptom awareness and highlights free NHS testing and treatment.