Amazon Canada warehouse in Ontario shut down due to COVID-19 outbreak

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      If you've ordered something online from Amazon in Canada and it arrives late, this could be the reason why.

      Public health officials in Ontario's Peel Region have ordered an Amazon Canada warehouse to close and all workers to self-isolate due to a COVID-19 outbreak.

      In a statement, Peel Public Health said it has issued a Section 22 order under the Health Protection and Promotion Act directing workers at the fulfillment centre in Brampton, Ontario, to self-isolate until March 27.

      “Workers must self-isolate unless they have tested positive in the last 90 days and completed their 2-week isolation period,” the statement reads. “Despite the health measures in place, the rate of infection at this Amazon facility has increased significantly, while the rate in the community decrease.

      “We’re working with Amazon Canada to get this outbreak under control, and this order will give them time to consider other recommended operational changes that might prevent future outbreaks,” the statement continues.

      Earlier this week, city officials in Brampton shut down a public bus route that serves the Amazon facility after bus drivers tested positive for COVID.

      Insauga reports that the company instead used private buses to transport workers to the warehouse.

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