Ruijin CDC’s prevention and control tips on receiving express mail

The current shopping festival has a large volume of express delivery across the country, covering a wide range of people. In addition, with the coming of winter, the external environment is more favorable for the survival of the new coronavirus. Will you be infected with the new coronavirus when sending and receiving express delivery? According to the current understanding of the new coronavirus, its main transmission route is through respiratory droplets and contact. Under normal circumstances, although the possibility of express packages being contaminated by the new coronavirus during transportation is small, The possibility of transmission due to the mechanical carrying of goods still cannot be ruled out, and the risk of epidemic transmission in the express delivery industry cannot be ignored. In order to effectively prevent the spread of the epidemic through postal express channels, implement the city's epidemic prevention strategy of "foreign prevention of importation", and effectively control and reduce the risk of epidemic spread, combined with the actual situation of our city, experts from the Ruijin Center for Disease Control and Prevention provide the following warm tips:

1. When shopping online, it is strictly prohibited to purchase imported food of unknown origin and without a negative nucleic acid test certificate, especially imported cold chain food. It is necessary to purchase products with "three complete certificates", namely customs quarantine certificate, nucleic acid test certificate and disinfection certificate. product. Try to avoid purchasing goods from officially announced medium- and high-risk areas in China and through online shopping express delivery channels overseas. If you find that you have received an epidemic-related express delivery, please store it separately, do not open or touch it, take the initiative to report it to the village where you live as soon as possible, and actively cooperate with the implementation of relevant health management measures.

2. Express delivery employees must be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 vaccine before they can start working, and receive a booster shot immediately after 6 months. Postal express employees wear masks throughout the process of collecting and delivering mail, try to keep a distance from senders and recipients, and avoid direct physical contact. Lai Rui mail express in the city where the medium and high risk areas are located will be fully disinfected as soon as it arrives at the distribution center. Before the disinfection, it will not be mixed with Lai Rui mail express from other regions. The relevant transportation vehicles will also implement the disinfection requirements, vehicle by vehicle. Complete the disinfection registration.

3. Things to note when receiving express delivery

1. Before picking up the parcel. Before going out, you should take personal protection, wear a mask, disposable gloves, and bring your own pen. It is recommended to bring 75% alcohol, disinfectant wipes, or a disinfectant spray bottle containing chlorine disinfectant.

2. When picking up the package. Promote contactless delivery and pick-up by scanning codes, and collect express delivery through express cabinets to avoid face-to-face contact between people. When mailing, signing for goods, or queuing up, you should keep a safe distance of more than 1 meter from the courier and other people to avoid gatherings of people.

3. After picking up the package. To master the disinfection method scientifically, it is recommended to use ethanol disinfectant with a content of 70%-80% to wipe the surface of express packaging and other objects twice. If there are no disinfection tools, it is recommended to wear disposable gloves or put a layer of paper towels to avoid direct contact with your hands. It is recommended that express delivery be unpacked and processed on site as much as possible, and try not to take the outer packaging of the express delivery home.

4. After returning home. Couriers that can only be unpacked at home must be disinfected inside and outside the package before bringing them indoors. After touching express packages, you should wash your hands carefully and follow the "seven-step hand washing method" with soap or hand sanitizer. Keep it for more than 15 seconds. Do not wipe sweat with your hands or touch your eyes, nose, and mouth before disinfecting.

5. After unpacking. Disassembled waste cartons and waste packaging should be kept away from children and pets, and should be properly disposed of as soon as possible in accordance with garbage classification requirements.

4. Once symptoms such as fever, dry cough, fatigue, sore throat, loss of smell, diarrhea and other symptoms occur, you should consciously wear a mask and go to the fever clinic of the nearest medical institution in a timely manner. Do not self-medicate to avoid delaying treatment or even delaying treatment. Affect the handling of the epidemic. Please try to avoid taking public transport when seeking medical treatment, and truthfully report relevant travel and contact history. Life under the epidemic is different from the past! Each of us must update our "epidemic common sense": wear a mask, wash hands frequently, disinfect strictly, ventilate frequently, do not gather, maintain appropriate social distance, and do a good job of communicating with people, things, and the environment. Defend.