Seattle deserted at rush hour: Tech hub’s streets empty as Facebook, Amazon and Google tell their employees to work from home as more than 100 cases and 16 deaths are reported in Washington state
Seattle streets near Amazon’s headquarters were pictured nearly empty as the company has told its employees to work from after a worker was diagnosed with coronavirus
A Starbucks in downtown Seattle was shut down after the company learned a worker was diagnosed with coronavirus on Thursday night
Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft and Google have all told employees to work from home if possible
Health officials in King County confirmed Thursday that an employee at CenturyLink Field has coronavirus
The employee worked at the February 22 Seattle Dragons XFL game at the stadium
The employee was working as a concessions vendor during the game, attended by 22,000 spectators
Washington state now has the highest number of coronavirus cases and the highest death toll
By MAXINE SHEN
DAILYMAIL.COM
8 March 2020
Seattle streets have emptied out as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Facebook tell employees to work from home, as the number of people infected with coronavirus in Washington soars to 103 and the state’s virus death toll reaches 16.
The particularly hard-hit state now has the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the US, as well as the highest death count.
Normally busy streets near Amazon’s headquarters were pictured Friday, nearly deserted during what would ordinarily have been rush hour traffic.
A street near Amazon’s headquarters in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood is pictured nearly devoid of traffic during rush hour Friday after the company told employees to work from home
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