Between March 1 and September 19, 1.44 per cent of U.S. workers for Amazon and its subsidiary Whole Foods have tested positive or been presumed positive for the virus. Amazon said if its rate were more in line with that of the general U.S. population, it would have seen closer to 34,000 cases. (The Logic)

Talking point: Amazon has kept its facilities open during the pandemic to respond to the rise in online shopping. In response, the company has faced criticism for putting its workers’ health at risk, including from workers who walked off the job in March, demanding the firm take better care to keep them safe. The company said it “introduced or changed over 150 processes,” including implementing temperature checks, physical-distancing requirements and additional cleaning “across each site about every 90 minutes.” An Amazon spokesperson told The Logic they could not provide information on the infection rates of its Canadian and global workforces. To date, about 0.43 per cent of Canadians have tested positive for the virus, compared to around two per cent of Americans.