Coronavirus: China tells delivery firms to step up disinfection of packages


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China's CDC has issued sanitation guidelines for package and food delivery companies after the coronavirus was detected on several parcels earlier this month. The Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday that the companies should disinfect delivery equipment and ensure workers had hygienic supplies throughout their shifts. The guidelines were issued even though those who came in direct contact with the packages, from the shippers to the recipients, tested negative for the virus. The CDC said on Wednesday that the virus was found on one parcel from Inner Mongolia that was delivered to Beijing and another sent…

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