Overview
- Amazon says 10 employees at the Coventry fulfilment centre tested positive for non-contagious tuberculosis identified in September 2025, and operations continue.
- An expanded screening programme with the NHS and UKHSA is under way, with NHS staff visiting the site this week for tests and no additional cases reported so far.
- UKHSA’s Dr Roger Gajraj reports the affected individuals are responding well to treatment and pose no onward risk, describing the overall risk as low.
- The GMB union is demanding a temporary site closure and medical suspension of staff on full pay, and workers have threatened to walk out over safety concerns.
- Context from UKHSA shows TB notifications in England rose about 13% in 2024, and the Coventry site employs roughly 2,000 people, including hundreds represented by GMB.