Germany: Deutsche Post plans to conduct more than 10,000 Covid -19 tests in its mail and parcels division.

On 27 May, Deutsche Post it would be testing more than 10,000 employees as a preventative measure, and on a voluntary basis, in order to better understand and assess the epidemiological situation as regards the staff working in its German sorting centers. Management is especially trying to identify asymptomatic carriers. The entire testing operation must be approved by the works councils for the sites concerned. Trade unions and employees are largely in favor of this measure.

Through . Published on 28 May 2020 à 15h12 - Update on 01 June 2020 à 11h15

Avoiding unpleasant surprises in a sensitive sector. Tobias Meyer, head of the Deutsche Post/DHL Group ‘Mail and Parcels’ business announced that a Covid-19 screening operation involving more than 10,000 tests would be launched in some of the group’s 119 German sorting centers (36 for parcels and 83 for letters).…

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