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        <title><![CDATA[Fourth Amazon warehouse worker dies from coronavirus]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The coronavirus has reportedly killed a fourth Amazon warehouse worker as the e-commerce titan faces scrutiny over how it&#8217;s protecting employees.</p><p>The staffer at a Chicago-area Amazon facility succumbed to COVID-19 on April 18, <strong>according to CNBC</strong>. Amazon learned the 50-year-old man had tested positive for the virus on March 24 but he had not been at the warehouse since March 19, the company told the network.</p><p>&#8220;We are saddened by the loss of an associate at our site in Waukegan, Illinois,&#8221; Amazon spokeswoman Lisa Levandowski told CNBC. &#8220;His family and loved ones are in our thoughts, and we are supporting his fellow colleagues.&#8221;</p><p>Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday morning.</p><p>There have been at least three other reported coronavirus deaths among Amazon warehouse workers, including <strong>one on Staten Island</strong> and <strong>two in California</strong>.</p><p>The Seattle-based company has not provided an official tally of employees infected or killed by the virus. But workers have reported <strong>nearly 300 cases</strong> to United for Respect, a nonprofit that&#8217;s tracking the disease among Amazon staff.</p><p>Amazon has faced criticism from employees and activists who say the company has not done enough to keep workers safe from the deadly disease. The concerns come amid a boom in online shopping with Americans shut in their homes to curb the outbreak.</p><p>Amazon has also drawn fire for <strong>firing employees</strong> who have publicly criticized the company, including <strong>Chris Smalls</strong>, who organized a small walkout at the Staten Island warehouse in March. Amazon said it axed him because he didn&#8217;t self-quarantine after coming in contact with someone who had the virus.</p><p>But former Amazon VP Tim Bray <strong>called the company &#8220;chickens&#8211;t&#8221;</strong> for ousting dissenters after he resigned over such firings last week.</p><p>Amazon has stood by its efforts to protect employees from the coronavirus and said it expects to spend $800 million on safety measures in the first half of the year.</p><p>The company said last week that it has provided more than 100 million masks, added 48 million ounces of hand sanitizer and deployed more than 31,000 thermometers.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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