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Northern Ireland’s post offices are keeping the mail moving with contingency plans in place to deal with Coronavirus.
And they have issued a statement to say the virus people receiving parcels are not at risk of contracting the virus.
A spokesperson said: “At Royal Mail, we are actively monitoring the rapidly evolving coronavirus situation.
“The postal service is a key part of the UK’s infrastructure.
“The delivery of parcels and letters is an important way of keeping the country together and helping many people who may not have the option to leave their homes.
“We want to reassure you we will seek to continue providing the best possible service for you that we can, whilst protecting the health of our people, and our customers.
“We have provided guidance to our people to help prevent the spread of any infection.
“We are doing so in line with preventative guidance from Public Health England.
“We have also made a series of adjustments to our parcel handling procedures. We are keeping our ways of working under continuous review.
“There may be more changes in the coming days and weeks.
“Public Health England has advised that people receiving parcels are not at risk of contracting the Coronavirus.
“From experience with other Coronaviruses, we know that these types of viruses don’t survive long on objects, such as letters or parcels.
“This complements the highly publicised guidance from PHE for people to wash their hands more often than usual using soap and hot water.
“We have strong contingency plans in place to ensure mail is kept moving.
“The scale, vast network and business continuity expertise of our organisation means we have extensive experience in being able to quickly deploy plans so we continue to provide customers with access to our collection and delivery services, and their mail.”
