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Coronavirus: Amazon plans hiring spree as orders surge14 April 2020 Related TopicsCoronavirus pandemic Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage captionA courier, wearing a respiratory mask, handles an Amazon parcelOnline retailing giant Amazon has urged US workers who've lost jobs because of the coronavirus slowdown to apply for as many as 75,000 jobs it is offering.The company also said it would ease its temporary curbs on non-essential goods being sold on its platforms.Last month, Amazon took on 100,000 extra US staff to fill priority online orders for food and medical equipment for existing customers.But it still has a waiting list for new customers.Amazon said it would now allow more non-essential items from third-party sellers, who make up the majority of sales on its site. "Products will be limited by quantity to enable us to continue prioritising products and protecting employees, while also ensuring most selling partners can ship goods into our facilities," Amazon said in a…