A postal staff member disinfects a post box in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Feb. 22, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
China is working to further resume delivery services to aid the nation's epidemic control and prevention efforts.
XINING, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Delivery service is in high demand during the epidemic as many residents prefer making online orders and getting food and other products delivered to them. Telecom data showed that the courier sector is one of the earliest industries to resume operation.
The Xining branch of China Post Group Co., Ltd. is stepping up delivery service to aid the nation's epidemic control and prevention efforts amid the novel coronavirus outbreak.
The State Post Bureau said while continuing to fight the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak, China eyes to recover more than 60 percent of the courier sector's normal delivery capacity by the end of February.
Some 120 million parcels have been collected by deliverymen as of Tuesday, while about 80 million were delivered, data from the bureau showed.
A postal staff member arranges packages in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Feb. 22, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
A postal staff member disinfects a package as he hands it over to a resident in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Feb. 22, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
A postal staff member disinfects a postal van before delivery in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Feb. 22, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
A postal staff member takes packages in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Feb. 22, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
A postal staff member disinfects package cabinet in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Feb. 22, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
A postal staff member disinfects a postal van in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Feb. 22, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
A postal staff member arranges packages in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Feb. 22, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
Postal staff members disinfect packages in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Feb. 22, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
A postal staff member notes disinfection information of a postal van in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Feb. 22, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
A postal staff member disinfects packages in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Feb. 22, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
A postal staff member has his body temperature taken in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Feb. 22, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)■