https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/03/amazon-hiring-100000-warehouse-workers-amid-coronavirus-boom/

Untold millions in the United States and around the world are following the advice of public health workers and government officials and hunkering down at home. Being at home, however, doesn't stop consumers from consuming either necessities or the occasional frivolity. The easiest way for loads of folks to get all those things—from paper towels, diapers, and cat food to replacement crayons, a new checkers set, or a copy of the latest Animal Crossing game—is to sit down at the computer, or open a mobile app, and hit up Amazon, where business is booming.