Closely watching events in India, says Amazon

Amazon is closely watching developments in India, which is grappling with a deadly surge in coronavirus infections.

“We are watching events closely in Europe and in particular, India, where we have put in place employee initiatives from medical health lines, teleconsulting, hotel rooms for quarantining and financial support, as well as donating 100 ICU ventilator units to local hospitals,” Brian Olsavsky, chief financial officer and SVP at the Seattle-based e-commerce firm said at the company’s Q12021 earnings call on Thursday.