Companies across the United States have tightened their
defenses against the virus, after the Delta variant forced the US public health
agency to reverse course and insist on even fully vaccinated individuals
wearing masks.
"We are monitoring the situation closely and will
continue to follow local government guidance and work closely with leading
medical healthcare professionals, gathering their advice and recommendations as
we go forward to ensure our buildings are optimized for the safety of our
teams," an Amazon spokesperson said in a statement on Friday.
Last month, big techs including Alphabet's Google and
Facebook asked US employees to get vaccinated to step into offices, while
Twitter said it was shutting its reopened offices in the country.
Amazon also extended its work-from-home dates for US
employees till January 3.
Earlier this week, coronavirus cases worldwide surpassed 200
million while US cases stood at 35.62 million on Thursday, according to a
Reuters tally.
Bloomberg News first reported Amazon's change in masking
policy on Friday.
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