techUpdated: Mar 29, 2020 13:40 ISTCall it an encouragement or just another way of keeping the business going but Amazon is reportedly sending its employees a letter saying they are doing an ‘essential’ job by proving important supplies to people. This comes at a time when most people around the globe are being asked to stay at home in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 virus. It is worth adding that the US government has announced the closure of “nonessential” businesses but according to Amazon, the warehouse and delivery workers are doing an essential job. “This letter is provided as evidence that the carrier of this letter is an Amazon employee and, as such, an employee of an essential business,” reads the letter. What’s more is that residents in regions that have been hit hard by COVID-19 virus are supposed to carry forms explaining why they are outside their homes.

Source: Hindustan Times March 29, 2020 08:10 UTC