The Chinese capital, Beijing, has begun testing personnel to deliver food and packages as part of efforts to stop the outbreak of the Coronavirus.
According to the state-backed Beijing News, officials have expanded tests across the city of 20 million people since a series of new infections linked to a wholesale food market appeared a week ago.
This marks the first outbreak of the virus in Beijing in months, and has now exceeded the numbers recorded during the previous peak in early February.
Covid-19 disclosure tests initially focused on residential areas near the Chinvady Market, which is located over a wide area, and on workers and shoppers there.
Officials are now focusing on tens of thousands of order pickers, who usually roam the city with three-wheeled vehicles or motorbikes.
The newspaper said that employees of SF Express, the second largest parcel delivery company in China, had arrived in groups at test points in Beijing Friday evening.
For its part, the food delivery company, "Mituan Dianping" confirmed on Friday that all its workers in Beijing will be tested, and that those who deliver the services in high-risk areas will stop working temporarily to perform testing and isolation for a period of 14 days.
The company also said on its account on the website "WeChat" that customers, for their part, will be able via the Internet to follow the details about the free package that will get them from infection and body temperature of the bearer.
For its part, "Beijing News" said that by next week, all workers in delivery services will be tested.
Chinese officials highlighted the risk of transmitting the infection through home delivery services in Beijing, which recorded 22 new cases on Friday. The city has now recorded more than 200 local injuries since June 11.