La Poste, whose services have been reduced with the coronavirus crisis, plans to gradually re-establish its tours on Saturday and reopen all its offices by the end of May and will offer a home mail collection service for vulnerable people.
From May 11 and "gradually, the postman will spend six days a week to distribute packages, registered and priority letters, the daily press, collect mail, and provide local services," said the group on Tuesday. public in a press release. The other letters (green letters, ecopli, management letter, advertising letter, etc.) will be distributed five days a week, Monday to Friday, added La Poste.
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A collection system offered to "fragile people"
At the same time, La Poste will offer "isolated and fragile people" to collect their mail to send to their homes, which they can pay for postage by check or in cash by filling in, or by printing a label purchased on the website. laposte.fr. "This service is free and it is enough to benefit from it to be signaled to the postman, during his visit or by affixing a word or a sign on his mailbox," she said.
On the model of sending parcels from a standardized mailbox, La Poste also offers to send a physical registered letter, without having to go to the post office, by affixing a specific label previously purchased on the internet.
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The group says finally aim for the gradual reopening of all post offices, "in strict compliance with government directives and protective measures for postal workers and customers", by the end of May. "The opening hours and the services provided will be adapted according to the local health situation and the attendance at post offices," he added.
Measures "in concert with local authorities"
Almost all of the contact points, with municipal agencies and retailers' relays, should also reopen by the end of May, and mail will be collected again in all of the yellow boxes (compared to 87% today) , according to La Poste.
The resumption of activity measures "will be adapted according to the operational reality and activities in the territories, in consultation with the local staff representative bodies. They will evolve according to the health situation", she underlined.