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Royal Mail have confirmed a positive case of coronavirus at a Lincolnshire depot.
The postal service confirmed there has been one confirmed case of the virus at their Lincoln delivery office in Firth Road on Friday, November 6.
They say it is the first positive case in the area since the pandemic began in March.
A member of staff contacted Lincolnshire Live to raise concerns over the case, alleging workers were being put at risk due to a lack of social distancing and being forced to share vans.
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.
“One colleague has tested positive for coronavirus at the Lincoln Delivery Office. They are now recuperating at home and we wish them a speedy recovery.
“We have carried out an intensive clean of the site and have organised additional cleaning of key touch points and all communal areas.
“We are keeping the CWU and colleagues updated.
“Throughout this crisis, every decision we make puts the health of our people and customers first.
“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 maintain appropriate social distancing at all times.
“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.
“We have been in regular discussion with CWU about the voluntary reintroduction of shared vans and ensuring we have the appropriate risk assessments in place.
“Following careful consideration of all the evolving guidance and the relevant safety and wellbeing aspects, we have taken the decision to allow shared vans to be re-introduced on a voluntary basis with preventative measures in place and having followed rigorous and thorough risk assessments.
“Face coverings will be mandatory, and employees who are in the extremely clinically vulnerable category are exempt from sharing vans.”
