Canada Post says a deep cleaning and thorough sanitization of their Worthington Street facility is underway.

This after they say an employee was notified yesterday (Thursday) by the hospital that they tested presumptive positive for COVID-19.

Employees were told to stay home to await further direction.

Mail and parcels are not being delivered today, with regular services scheduled to resume on Monday, pending the direction of public health officials, and in consultation with their joint local health and safety committee.

CUPW officials earlier told our newsroom they were notified of the presumptive positive case last night.

The District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board says those receiving their payments by Direct Bank Deposit will continue to do so through their bank and will not be affected by the post office closure.

People who normally receive their cheques by mail will have them delivered by Purolator throughout the District and that includes recipients, landlords and vendors.

For people who normally receive their mail at a PO Box, cheques will be delivered to the address they have provided and not the post office in their communities.

The DNSSAB strongly encourages all people receiving cheques from the organization to set up Direct Bank Deposit to prevent any future delivery delays.

Here is the full statement issued by Canada Post:


On Thursday, March 26, the North Bay, Ont. Regional Health Centre informed a Canada Post employee, from our facility on Worthington Street East, they had tested presumptive positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Employees who work at this facility were contacted and told to stay home to await further direction. A deep cleaning and thorough sanitization of the facility is under way. We are putting the safety of our people and the community first, and will continue to work closely with the local health unit.

Mail and parcels will not be delivered today in North Bay and communities served by this facility. Regular mail services are scheduled to resume on Monday, March 30, pending the direction of public health officials and in consultation with our joint local health and safety committee.

We are working with the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit to provide any assistance and will continue to follow their direction to keep our people and the community safe.

Please visit canadapost.ca for updates about steps we are taking to keep deliveries and our employees safe during the pandemic and related service alerts.

 

(Photo by station staff)

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