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The Billionaire and CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, had a "good call" with WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom regarding the possible cooperation of Amazon and the World Health Organization in terms of delivering test kits to homes across the US.

Why The Partnership Now?

The US now holds the highest number of coronavirus patients in the whole world, bypassing China many thousands more; this has prompted people who can make a difference to create opportunities to assist wherever and however possible.

Bezos discussed with Dr. Adhanom a "global response," and it is possible that it will start in where Bezos is right now, which is in the United States. They both plan on delivering "easy-to-access" COVID-19 testing kits, which will be used by families all over the US and possibly the globe to get themselves checked if they are indeed infected or not.

Bezos had this to say: 'Our current work with WHO includes: increasing capacity and security for the WHO website; providing ML & AI for WHO's Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources initiative; assisting with the translation and transcription of WHO's knowledge catalog; providing logistics support.'

They also talked about the "'urgent need for collective action to produce and distribute plentiful COVID-19 test kits.'

'A surplus of fast, effective, easy-to-access test kits would flatten the curve and protect people around the world,' and he also said, 'I told Dr. Tedros we would continue to help WHO in every way we can in the coming weeks and months.'

How Amazon Might Pave The Way For Other Couriers to Follow

Amazon now partners with WHO in the possibility of delivering test kits to people who are in need and making it easier for everyone to get tested rather than going out and risking their lives. Couriers around the world can take note that this is a way for the world to get their chance to get test kits readily available to them.

Given that the test kits are of short supply as of now, but more are on the way it is of utmost importance for other couriers to follow suit to make testing kits available for all to help stop the spread of the coronavirus given the proper disinfecting and managing of the supplies.

The announcement from Bezos came after news that Amazon had about 11 sites in which were tested positive for having the coronavirus in Queens, New York, Staten Island, Sheperdsville, Florida, Katy, Texas, Brownstown, Michigan, Wallingford, Connecticut, Illinois, Joliet, Edison, New Jersey, Moreno Valley, Oklahoma City, And California.

The company said that all employees were informed of the cases and recommended to stay at home and quarantine themselves for 14 days while urging people who came in close contact with the positive cases get themselves checked as well as follow quarantine procedure.

Amazon is still open for now and will continue to do so until they still can to help out the fight the global pandemic we are all facing right now. Hopefully, the partnership, that Bezos announced, would come to fruition anytime soon.