Coronavirus: Amazon limits shipments to warehouses to focus on high-demand lines

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Amazon is restricting shipments from vendors to its UK distribution centres in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The etail giant is instead focusing on receiving medical products and other goods in high demand during the health emergency. The policy, which affects warehouses in the US and Europe as well as the UK, will remain in place until April 5, Reuters reported.

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