Amazon confirms TB cases at Coventry warehouse last year
Amazon say no additional cases have been identified since September 2025
Last updated 17th Jan 2026
Amazon has confirmed cases of non-contagious tuberculosis (TB) were identified among workers at its Coventry warehouse last year.
It comes after GMB union called for the temporary closure of Amazon's Coventry site following reports of multiple cases of TB.
According to GMB, NHS staff visited the fulfilment centre this week to conduct blood tests for workers as part of an expanded screening programme.
An Amazon spokesperson said:
“Nothing is more important than the safety and wellbeing of our team members.
"Last year, ten people who work at our Coventry fulfilment centre tested positive for non-contagious TB.
"In line with best practice safety procedures, we immediately followed guidance from the NHS and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and made all potentially affected employees aware of the situation.
“Out of an abundance of caution, we are currently running an expanded screening programme with the NHS.
"To date, no additional cases have been identified, and our site continues to run as normal.
“We will continue to follow guidance from the experts in the NHS, and would respectfully remind public organisations of the need for responsible communications where matters of public wellbeing are concerned.”
GMB Senior Organiser Amada Gearing said:
“Currently, Amazon is putting all workers, site visitors, and the local and wider communities at risk of exposure to a serious infectious disease.
“Coventry Amazon risks becoming the engine room of a mass TB outbreak of a scale not seen for decades.
“Immediate and decisive action – including the temporary closure of Amazon Coventry - is required to prevent this.”
Dr Roger Gajraj, Consultant in Health Protection with UKHSA West Midlands, said: “The small number of individuals affected by tuberculosis (TB) are responding well to treatment and are no longer infectious, so pose no onward risk.
"As a precaution, and in line with national guidance, we are offering testing to those who may have had closer contact with the affected individuals. The overall risk remains low.
"TB is fully treatable with antibiotics. We continue to work closely with Amazon to monitor the situation."