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‘Victorian disease’ outbreak hits Amazon warehouse: What you should know

An outbreak has been detected at Amazon’s Coventry warehouse, raising fresh concerns over worker safety

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Published: 1/19/2026
Updated: 1/20/2026
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Amazon has confirmed an outbreak of what has been referred to as “Victorian disease” at one of its major UK warehouses.

The term refers to illnesses once common in the 19th century, and in this case it relates to tuberculosis (TB), a bacterial infect...

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Mike Chen2 hours ago

Finally some real action on climate change. This legislation is long overdue and I hope it passes quickly despite the opposition from oil-dependent provinces.

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Jennifer Walsh3 hours ago

As someone who works in Alberta's energy sector, I'm concerned about the economic impact. The transition fund sounds good in theory but will it actually help workers like me?