Chinanews client, Beijing, November 17th (Reporter Zhang Ni) Recently, Beijing, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia and many other provinces reported positive cases of express delivery packages, which caused concern.

The current double eleven express delivery peak period, will express delivery cause the spread of the virus?

What is the correct posture for receiving courier?

Data map: The staff kills the express delivery.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhang Xinglong

It was found that the express package test was positive in many places

  A few days ago, Zhongguancun Street, Haidian District, Beijing issued a notice stating that Zhongguancun Street received a report from the Haidian Center for Disease Control and Prevention in the early morning of November 15 that residents of the Keyuan community tested positive for a package of express items sent by the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

  The express item that tested positive was a sweater sent from the Xilin Gol League in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

  The reporter noticed that, in addition to Beijing, many provinces such as Liaoning and Inner Mongolia have notified positive cases of express delivery packages recently.

  For example, recently, residents of Fuxin, Liaoning Province, received a positive nucleic acid test for the new coronavirus in express delivery.

The Fuxin City Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters in Liaoning reminded citizens not to purchase online (mail order) products from overseas or domestic medium- and high-risk areas for the time being.

  In addition, in Inner Mongolia, on November 7, the owner of the Zaheya ethnic clothing store in Victory Pedestrian Street, Xilinhot City, reported that the store had purchased 4 batches of goods from Mongolia.

After being tested by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the nucleic acid test of the people in direct contact was negative, and the nucleic acid screening of some goods was positive.

  On November 9th, the Zhenglan Banner New Crown Epidemic Prevention and Control Work Headquarters found that a resident of Shangdu Township in the banner received the store through SF Express on October 26 when investigating the relevant personnel of the Zahiya National Clothing Store. The mailed Mongolian robe tested positive for nucleic acid, and the nucleic acid test for people in direct contact was negative.

Data map photo by China News Agency reporter Zhang Xinglong

Will express delivery spread the virus?

Expert: Three conditions need to be met

  The recent double eleven express delivery peak period.

Will express parcels spread the virus?

This is currently the most concerned issue of the public.

  Zhang Liubo, chief expert on disinfection at the China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, responded at the press conference of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council held recently.

  He emphasized that express delivery of the new crown virus should meet these three conditions at the same time: first, it is contaminated by the new crown virus in the process of receiving and transporting the express; second, when the express is being received, the new crown virus on the express item is still alive; Third, it was contaminated by the new coronavirus when receiving express delivery.

  In addition, experts also reminded the public about the issue of sending and receiving express delivery: medium and high-risk areas will not send or receive express delivery temporarily, and the courier must do a good job of health monitoring; the express delivery process must be protected and disinfected at the same time; when receiving the express delivery, the express delivery should be protected and packaged as much as possible. Do not bring to the home; do a good job of hand hygiene after handling the courier.

Data map: The courier staff are disinfecting the inbound express.

Photo by Yu Jing

Multi-departmental strengthen logistics elimination work

  At the same time, the relevant departments have recently strengthened the elimination of goods in the process of transportation.

  For example, the railway department has already strictly implemented the safety guarantee requirements of "receipt inspection, real-name registration, and aircraft security inspection" for goods transported by EMUs and luggage carts of general-speed passenger cars.

  General cargo is packaged in a variety of ways such as high-speed rail containers and special packaging boxes. Cold-chain cargoes are packaged in specially designed cold-chain boxes. All cargoes are packaged clean and tidy without polluting seats or affecting passengers.

  In addition, after the transportation is completed, the railway department also conducts disinfection in strict accordance with the train epidemic prevention and control requirements.

For goods transported by express railway freight trains, strengthen the entire process of goods purchase acceptance, security inspection, supervision of loading and unloading organizations, and epidemic prevention, control and elimination operations to ensure the safety of goods and the environment.

  Recently, the “Guidelines for the Health Protection of Takeaway Delivery and Courier Practitioners from the New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic” issued by the China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention clearly stated that takeaway distribution and courier practitioners should promptly understand the risk level of the epidemic in the takeaway distribution or the area responsible for the delivery and delivery of express delivery.

  The "Guide" also emphasizes that in the process of business distribution and distribution, it is necessary to clean and disinfect the delivery and express delivery tools.

In the process of signing for takeout or express delivery with customers, wear masks and gloves, reduce direct contact, and maintain a social distance of at least 1 meter when talking.

Advocate the use of non-contact methods for delivery of food and express delivery.

  In addition, many express delivery companies have recently strengthened epidemic prevention, including trying to achieve contactless delivery, eliminating the arrival of mainline vehicles and express items every day, and requiring employees to take daily temperature measurements and make records, register health treasures, and check Itinerary code, etc.

Data map: The staff put the express package on the distribution conveyor belt.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Chen Jimin

What is the correct posture for receiving courier?

  With repeated domestic epidemics, coupled with the arrival of logistics peaks, many people have recently been reminded to "prevent and prevent" while "buying, buying".

  The Beijing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued a special reminder on the sending and receiving of express delivery, during the epidemic prevention and control period, it is not necessary to mail-order products from overseas high-risk areas, and be cautious to mail-order domestic products from areas where local epidemic reports are reported.

  The Tianjin Prevention and Control Headquarters also reminded that in order to reduce the risk of infection, ensure "express delivery safety", and prevent the spread of the epidemic through express parcels, citizens should raise their awareness of epidemic prevention and safety, and take security measures for receiving, taking, and delivering.

  So, what should the public pay attention to when receiving express delivery for online shopping products in the near future?

Local disease control departments gave some detailed suggestions:

——Pay attention to the epidemic situation in time when shopping, and understand the degree of epidemic risk in the place where the product is purchased;

——Wear a mask when sending and receiving express delivery to minimize contact and communication;

——The express delivery should be placed in a fixed place as far as possible without contact.

If you need to sign for the express delivery in person, keep a distance of more than one meter from the delivery personnel;

——It is recommended to wear disposable gloves when picking up the package, and avoid touching the mouth, eyes and nose with your hands during the whole process;

——The surface packaging of express delivery is not brought indoors. When it is necessary to bring it in, you can use disinfection wipes to wipe and disinfect on six sides or spray disinfection, etc.;

——Be sure to perform hand hygiene after handling the express delivery;

——Do a good job of disinfection of goods, solid goods can be sprayed with disinfectant before use; clothing and other textiles that cannot be disinfected can be washed and dried before use.

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