By Alesha Capone
The Australia Post Hoppers Crossing Delivery Centre has been deep cleaned as a precaution, after a worker tested positive to COVID-19.
An Australia Post spokesperson said: “We can confirm that a case of coronavirus has been recorded at our Hoppers Crossing Delivery Centre.”
“The impacted individual is not in a customer-facing role and while it appears that he was not at work while infectious, our teams at the facility have also been informed and in-line with government guidelines, close contacts have been advised to self-isolate for 14 days.”
The Australia Post spokesperson said deep cleaning and sanitisation has taken place at the delivery centre.
They also said that “no mail or parcels are affected”.
The Australia Post website also says: “Like many postal organisations worldwide, we’re keeping a close eye on advice about coronavirus living on mail and parcels, to ensure the safety of our people and customers.
The Australian Government has advised that the risk of coronavirus infection from handling goods is considered extremely low. On most dry surfaces, coronaviruses die within a few hours as secretions dry out.
The World Health Organisation has also advised it is safe to receive international letters or packages as, from previous analysis, coronaviruses do not survive long on objects, such as mailed items.
Globally to date, there has been no recorded case that someone has contracted coronavirus from handling mail or parcels.”
