The Wall Street Journalearlier reported the news, which an Amazon representative confirmed to CNET.
The agency also said people should wear masks around other people for five days after ending isolation.
Amazon employees who test positive will also get up to 40 hours of paid leave.
The move comes as theomicron variantof COVID-19 continues to spread rapidly.
On Monday, the US reportedmore than 1 million new COVID cases, and infections andhospitalizationsare on the rise.
