Items removed from Etsy included shirts with the slogan 'I Survived Coronavirus 2020'
Etsy has pulled thousands of products that were related to the coronavirus.
The online marketplace took the step to prevent users from exploiting the deadly outbreak for profit. "In order to keep our marketplace safe, our team is prioritizing taking down any listings that claim to protect against coronavirus," the company said in a. "In the past few days alone, we have removed thousands of items that make such medical claims. We have also taken down hundreds of items that attempt to exploit the developing coronavirus situation. Our teams continue to automatically and manually review and remove items that violate our policies.
A staff member at Los Angeles International Airport is among the six new cases of coronavirus patients announced by county officials Wednesday. The unidentified worker screens incoming flights from China and nearby countries, airport officials said. It is unclear if anyone else was compromised.
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