Problem Solvers Coronavirus Hotline: Concerns About COVID-19 and Mail

Problem Solvers Coronavirus Hotline: Concerns About COVID-19 and Mail

TONIGHT... TWO WORKS FORYOU'S TRAVIS GUILLORY...ANSWERS QUESTIONS ABOUT THEVIRUS AND YOUR MAIL.THERE ARE MORE THAN 600,000EMPLOYEES WITH THE UNITEDSTATES POSTAL SERVICE.

MOSTOF THOSE EMPLOYEES COME INTOCONTACT WITH HUNDREDS ORTHOUSANDS OF PIECES OF MAILEVERY DAY.

ONE VIEWERCALLED INTO OUR PROBLEMSOLVERS CORONAVIRUS HOTLINEAND SAID, "I AM CURIOUS IFTHE MAIL HANDLERS AT THEPOSTOFFICE ARE WEARING GLOVESAND IF THE MAIL CARRIERS AREWEARING GLOVES."OFFICIALS WITH THE UNITEDSTATES POSTAL SERVICE TOLD2 WORKS FOR YOU, "WE ARESTRONGLY ENCOURAGING ALL OFOUR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOWCDC'S RECOMMENDATION (THATPEOPLE WEAR CLOTH FACECOVERINGS IN PUBLIC SETTINGSWHERE OTHER SOCIALDISTANCING MEASURES AREDIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN), BUTWE ARE NOT MAKING FACECOVERINGS MANDATORYCONSISTENT WITH CDCGUIDANCE.

WE ALSO ARECONTINUING TO PROVIDE MASKSIF EMPLOYEES REQUEST THEM,AND ARE ALSO ALLOWINGEMPLOYEES TO USE THEIR OWNPERSONAL CLOTH FACECOVERINGS WHILE ON DUTY IFTHEY PREFER." USPS IS"ENSURING MILLIONS OF MASKS,GLOVES AND CLEANING ANDSANITIZING PRODUCT AREAVAILABLE AND DISTRIBUTED TOMORE THAN 30,000 LOCATIONSEVERY DAY THROUGH OUR POSTALSERVICE SUPPLY CHAIN." IT'SALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THATTHE CDC, WORLD HEALTHORGANIZATION AND THE SURGEONGENERAL HAVE INDICATED THATTHERE IS CURRENTLY NOEVIDENCE THAT COVID-19IS BEING SPREAD THROUGH THEMAIL.

ACCORDING TO THE CDC,"IN GENERAL, BECAUSE OF POORSURVIVABILITY OF THESECORONAVIRUSES ON SURFACES,THERE IS LIKELY VERY LOWRISK OF SPREAD FROM PRODUCTSOR PACKAGING THAT ARESHIPPED OVER A PERIOD OFDAYS OR WEEKS AT AMBIENTTEMPERATURES.CORONAVIRUSES ARE GENERALLYTHOUGHT TO BE SPREAD MOSTOFTEN BY RESPIRATORYDROPLETS." CURRENTLY THEREIS NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORTTRANSMISSION OF COVID-19ASSOCIATED WITH IMPORTEDGOODS AND THERE HAVE NOTBEEN ANY CASES OF COVID-19IN THE UNITED STATESASSOCIATED WITH IMPORTEDGOODS.

IF THERE IS ACORONAVIRUS QUESTION YOUWOULD LIKE OUR PROBLEMSOLVERS TO LOOK INTO, CALLOUR CORONAVIRUS HOTLINE AT918-748-1502 AND LEAVE AMESSAGE.TRAVIS GUILLORY, 2WFYENCOURAGING OKLAHOMANS TOREMEMBER THEIR ROOTS...