Amazon defers 'non-essential' moves even in US as corporate travel bans spread

JetBlue which flies in the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America, became the first US airline to offer waivers for all travel on Wednesday, announcing it would suspend change and cancellation fees for new flight bookings between Feb. 27 and March 11 this year.Wall Street has plunged on fears of a likely pandemic.

Amazon's decision affects one of the largest US workforces. As of Dec 31, the company employed 798,000 full and part-time workers globally. Previously Amazon had said it was putting travel restrictions to China in place. With this broader halt of employee work trips, it was not immediately clear how the company distinguished essential from non-essential travel.

Chipmaker Microchip Technology said it would not be attending any investor conferences in the rest of the current quarter, due to travel restrictions over the outbreak.

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