SYDNEY -- Australian supermarket operator Woolworths Group will hire up to 20,000 new workers by the end of April, the company said Friday, as shopping swells amid the new coronavirus outbreak.
Woolworths will also take in staff from movie theaters and virus-hit industries

Australian supermarket chain Woolworths is hiring up to 20,000 new workers as shoppers stockpile daily essentials. © Reuters
SYDNEY -- Australian supermarket operator Woolworths Group will hire up to 20,000 new workers by the end of April, the company said Friday, as shopping swells amid the new coronavirus outbreak.