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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Sarah Butler

Amazon workers at Coventry warehouse tested for tuberculosis after outbreak

Amazon’s Coventry warehouse
Amazon said it followed guidance from the NHS after cases of TB were found at the Coventry warehouse. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

Amazon is testing workers at its Coventry warehouse for tuberculosis after an outbreak of the lung disease.

A handful of workers from the site were found to have contagious tuberculosis (TB) last year, prompting the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to begin running a screening programme in September.

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