China News Service, September 12th. According to Japanese media reports, a cluster infection of the new crown virus occurred at the Sasebo Post Office in Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture. 60,000 letters or postcards could not be delivered.
Japanese media reported that Japan Post stated that as of September 8, 12 of the 74 couriers at the Sasebo Post Office were known to have been diagnosed, and the remaining 62 were classified as close contacts and were unable to work.
Japanese media said that due to the impact of the epidemic, all couriers at the post office were unable to deliver letters, this is the first time in Japan.
Sasebo Post Office's letter delivery work is estimated to wait until the end of September to early October to resume normal operations.
Since September 10, the Sasebo Post Office has stopped accepting parcels and letters to the center of Sasebo.
At present, a total of 14 people from the Kyushu branch of the Japan Post Office in Kumamoto City and the neighboring post office will give priority to the delivery of registered mail and express mail.
The couriers who are in quarantine will not be able to attend work until September 21.