Covid-19: Jeff Bezos tours Amazon warehouse as worker safety concerns linger


A file photo of Bezos. Photos of the world’s wealthiest man donning a face mask, jeans and a button-down shirt circulated on social media. — Reuters

Amazon.com Inc chief executive officer Jeff Bezos made a surprise visit on March 8 to a company warehouse near Dallas, one of more than 100 sites around the US where employees are toiling to meet a surge in online orders from customers sheltering at home.

Photos of the world’s wealthiest man donning a face mask, jeans and a button-down shirt circulated on social media. He can be seen walking beneath conveyor belts and beside yellow bins. Some warehouse workers in masks took a moment to get selfies with their boss.

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