CVS Is Latest Retailer to Ramp Up Hiring
March 23 2020 - 8:55AM
Dow Jones News
By Sharon Terlep
CVS Health Corp. will hire 50,000 workers across U.S. locations
to aid in responding to the new coronavirus, as big pharmacy chains
set up drive-through testing sites outside stores.
The drugstore giant on Monday also said it would also offer 24
hours of paid sick leave to part-time workers and cash bonuses to
employees who are required to work amid the outbreak.
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. began offering tests to healthcare
workers and first responders this past weekend at a Chicago-area
location. Rite Aid Corp. on Monday plans to start testing at a
Philadelphia site. A CVS testing site is Shrewsbury, Mass., about
50 miles west of Boston, opened last week.
The sites will be operated by health officials and aren't open
to the general public. People getting tests won't be allowed to
leave their cars or go inside the stores.
Write to Sharon Terlep at sharon.terlep@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
March 23, 2020 08:40 ET (12:40 GMT)
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