Changes at Amazon due to the Coronavirus

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According to BusinessInsider.com, Amazon is halting all warehouse tours in North America as concerns over the coronavirus outbreak grow in the US.

Questions:

  1. What did Amazon do last month due to supply chain worries?
  2. Why did Amazon ban more than a million products on its website from third party sellers?
  3. What travel directive did Amazon issue to its employees and why?

Source:

Kim, E. (2020). Amazon has suspended all North American warehouse tours over coronavirus fears. BusinessInsider, March 2 (Retrievable online at https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-warehouse-suspends-warehouse-tours-due-to-coronavirus-fears-2020-3)