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Dear Jeff Bezos, instead of firing me, protect your workers from coronavirus

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174 points jbegley | 2 comments | 03 Apr 20 15:20 UTC | HN request time: 0.632s | source
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SQueeeeeL[dead post] ◴[03 Apr 20 15:52 UTC] No.22770495[source]▶
We're so fucked, we can't even distribute supplies to people who can't leave their homes without giving them massive exposure risk. Not sure why it's so hard to buy some fucking masks and gloves for the warehouse
easytiger ◴[03 Apr 20 16:22 UTC] No.22770849[source]▶
Detecting RNA on cardboard after 24 hours doesn't equal "massive exposure risk."

The odds of getting a virus from a mailed package are astronomical and then some

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SQueeeeeL ◴[03 Apr 20 16:26 UTC] No.22770891[source]▶
There's a lot of plastic in Amazon packages I get... someone could easily sweat on the shrink wrap of my floss
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easytiger[dead post] ◴[03 Apr 20 16:34 UTC] No.22771029[source]▶
Again, there has been no evidence that there has even been one community transmission by mail items. There is precious little information about how much surface relay of this or any other virus is much of a problem anyway.

Were you full Howard Hughes mysophobia before this came out?

SQueeeeeL ◴[03 Apr 20 16:40 UTC] No.22771134[source]▶
I mean, personal attacks aren't cool, but I feel like these are extenuating circumstances. If you really want to know, my grandma is immune compromised from chemotherapy and I worry about people being so relaxed about these attack vectors. If she gets to survive because they shut down this warehouse, I would take that deal in a heartbeat.
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easytiger ◴[03 Apr 20 16:50 UTC] No.22771304[source]▶
I didn't make a personal attack.

> my grandma is immune compromised from chemotherap

Anyone in that group should be fully isolated and the advice for dropping goods etc, receiving packages is to leave them for 24 hours before handling if possible.

The hystrionics about shutting down important logistics to appease certain individuals media induced madness is a serious issue in itself

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1. SQueeeeeL ◴[03 Apr 20 19:30 UTC] No.22773146[source]▶
I don't want it shut down, I want reasonable precaution, but they aren't taking it, so shutting down seems to be logical
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2. easytiger ◴[04 Apr 20 10:37 UTC] No.22777468[source]▶
No, it isn't