Local
This one is in an area where I’ve actually been, so that’s new.
An Amazon employee in Seattle has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to an internal message sent on Tuesday afternoon.
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All other employees who came in close contact with the individual have been notified, according to the message. The employee worked out of the Brazil building, which is located blocks away from the Amazon Spheres, the company’s giant greenhouse domes in downtown Seattle. The company said it defined close contact as “closer than 6ft/2 meters over a prolonged period of time”.
The Brazil building is in South Lake Union, which has a pleasant park along Lake Union so I go there sometimes. Not that I’m thinking “Ooh I probably have it,” it’s just…interesting.
It’s a bizarre neighborhood. Not long ago it was a drab uninteresting area of low-slung industrial buildings and now it’s jam-packed with glittering new glass towers.
This concludes today’s episode of me me me me.
Makes me wonder how many of the employees there will travel to east coast Amazonia. Which is just a few blocks from our house.
Elbow-bump.
Working from home has its benefits.
The University of Washington announced this morning they are suspending in-person classes for the rest of the quarter starting Monday. President Cauce has asked that profs try to conduct lectures, office hours, the upcoming final exams, etc., online. If that is not possible, they can use work done to date to determine final grades for the quarter.
Yikes. So that’s why the university is trending on Twitter (I haven’t had time to follow up yet).
I have a lot of freelance jobs that are currently in holding patters. Me me me.
And the public schools are still open. We’re assuming Garfield High School will end up closed soon.