Royal Mail coronavirus outbreak in Leeds as delivery office undergoes deep clean

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The infected staff members are self-isolating
6 Oct

Royal Mail have confirmed that one of its Leeds depots has undergone a deep clean after two members of staff tested positive for coronavirus.

Two employees at the delivery office on Coal Road in Seacroft recently contracted the virus, a spokesperson said.

It has not been confirmed when they tested positive, but the infected individuals are currently self-isolating and the building has undergone a deep clean.

In a statement, a Royal Mail Spokesperson said: "Royal Mail takes the health and safety of its colleagues, its customers and the local communities in which we operate very seriously.

"Two of our colleagues recently tested positive for coronavirus at the Seacroft Delivery Office. They are now recuperating at home and we wish them a speedy recovery.

"We have carried out an intensive clean of the building. The office is operating as normal."

The statement also outlined the measures that have been put in place by Royal Mail to try and minimise the risk of infection among staff members and customers across the UK.

"Throughout this crisis, every decision we make puts the health of our people and customers first," it said.

"We have put in place a range of preventive measures to protect both our customers and our colleagues.

"We were the first UK company to put in place social-distancing measures in relation to parcel delivery. We pioneered contact-free delivery. We are temporarily not handing over our hand-held devices to customers to capture signatures.

"As well as encouraging good hand hygiene, standard ways of working have been revised to ensure that colleagues stay two metres apart at all times. In addition we have moved to a one person per van delivery model.

"All staff have been briefed about the social distancing measures jointly agreed by local management and the CWU. This has been supplemented with visible reminders such as posters and one-way floor markings."