Archive · 18 Jan 2026

Amazon Confirms TB Outbreak at UK Warehouse

Amazon Confirms TB Outbreak at UK Warehouse

Amazon has found out that some workers at their big warehouse in Coventry, UK, have a disease called tuberculosis, or TB.

TB is a sickness that can make people cough a lot and feel very tired.

The company says they are working with doctors to check everyone and make sure it's safe.

But some people, like the workers' union and a local leader, think the warehouse should be closed right now to keep everyone safe.

They say Amazon should treat their workers better.

The doctors say the risk is low and TB can be treated with medicine.

In 2024, more people in the UK got TB than before, but the doctors are still checking to see if more people at the warehouse are sick.

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