Is it safe – and ethical – to order meals online during the coronavirus outbreak?
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As multiple cities go into lockdown across the US, services such as Instacart, Uber Eats, Seamless and DoorDash are expecting huge surges in delivery orders. Amazon is hiring hundreds of extra workers to keep up with the demand. This raises an ethical dilemma: is it morally acceptable to ask others – normally in less secure jobs with worse pay – to take on a risk that you don’t want to?
Are couriers more at risk of catching Covid-19?
The Covid-19 virus is borne by droplets transmitted through, for example, coughing and sneezing. There is a
