A worker loads customer orders into a waiting tractor-trailer inside the million-square foot Amazon distribution warehouse that opened last fall in Fall River, MA on Mar. 23, 2017.

Amazon is extending wage increases for warehouse workers amid the coronavirus outbreak, the company announced Friday.

In March, Amazon said it would raise hourly wages and provide double overtime for warehouse and delivery workers. The company is now extending both of those benefits through May 16.

Workers can earn an extra $2 per hour in the U.S., £2 ($2.47) per hour in the U.K., and approximately 2 euros ($2.16) per hour in many EU countries. Amazon currently pays $15 per hour or more in some areas of the U.S. for warehouse and delivery jobs. Any employees working overtime at its U.S. warehouses will earn double their hourly wages.

Amazon previously said it would provide double overtime pay through May 9, while the hourly wage increase was set to expire at the end of April.

The company didn't indicate any plans to extend its unlimited unpaid time off policy, which was announced in March. The policy allowed workers to stay home without pay and not face any penalties for being absent.

In lieu of unlimited unpaid time off, Amazon said workers can take a leave of absence, which is being expanded to cover coronavirus-related circumstances. Leaves of absence are usually unpaid and generally cover life events like a death in the family, the birth of a new child or medical reasons, among other things. Additionally, Amazon's benefits handbook states that while workers' employment with Amazon is maintained during a leave of absence, reinstatement to their position is "not guaranteed unless required by applicable law."

Amazon spokeswoman Rachael Lighty said the company will accept leaves of absence from "high-risk individuals" or workers impacted by school closures. "We continue to see heavy demand during this difficult time and the team is doing incredible work for our customers and the community," Lighty added.

Unlike employees at Amazon's corporate offices, many fulfillment center employees and delivery drivers cannot carry out their job duties while working from home. Amazon's sprawling fulfillment network, which powers the one-day and two-day delivery customers have come to expect, employs more than 250,000 workers at more than 110 sites across the country.

The coronavirus outbreak has put the fast-paced, high-demand nature of Amazon warehouses to the test, as facilities across the country have reported positive cases of the virus and some workers have opted to stay home out of fear of catching the virus on the job.