Beijing unites to ensure supplies during COVID-19 outbreak

Safety assured

Beijing residents are coping well in the current situation with the help of delivery services. Logistics companies and local authorities have made great efforts to ensure convenience and safety during the outbreak.

To reduce the risk of infection, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Commerce recently issued a document outlining epidemic prevention and control guidelines for delivery workers during the outbreak.

Enterprises are required to prepare sufficient disinfection and protection materials, perform centralized management, and monitor the health of delivery workers.

Delivery staff members should have completed COVID-19 vaccination, wear N95 or KN95 face masks and disposable gloves, and there should be no physical contact during deliveries.

The guideline states that delivery services should first meet the demands of special groups in controlled zones, such as seniors and people with disabilities.

The authorities are also encouraging people to buy offline when possible to spare delivery resources for those most in need.

To ensure deliveries of takeout orders to residential communities in Chaoyang that are designated lockdown and controlled zones, the district government has drawn up a list of delivery personnel allowed to enter these communities, as long as they meet requirements such as providing negative nucleic acid test results.