Carteret mayor calls on town's Amazon facility to shut down following report of coronavirus infections
Carteret Mayor Dan Reiman says he's calling on the state Department of Health to shut down the town's Amazon facility after a report from Business Insider claimed that at least 30 people there tested positive for coronavirus.
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Apr 26, 2020, 10:05 AM
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Carteret Mayor Dan Reiman says he's calling on the state Department of Health to shut down the town's Amazon facility after a report from Business Insider claimed that at least 30 people there tested positive for coronavirus.
He says Amazon failed to report the results to local, county or state health officials until workers alerted the media.
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Reiman says he also wants OSHA to inspect the facility and demand proper PPE for employees.
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