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Wendi C. Thomas

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Nike Facility

Nike Turned Away a Public Health Official From Its Warehouse Days After a Worker With COVID-19 Died

By Wendi C. Thomas (MLK50: Justice Through Journalism) | May 26, 2020

The Health Department received a complaint that a Nike warehouse wasn’t being cleaned thoroughly or allowing for social distancing. Its inspector wasn’t allowed inside. Twenty-one workers have tested positive for COVID-19 at Nike’s Memphis locations.

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