SINGAPORE – 02 APR 2020
1. The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) is supporting SingPost as it works to minimise the impact on mail operations, including facilitating SingPost’s recruitment of workers from other sectors who have been displaced due to COVID-19. IMDA encourages workers looking for positions to reach out to SingPost for job opportunities.
2. According to expert advice, COVID-19 cannot be transmitted through the postal network and mail articles. The affected SingPost staff are not postmen and do not have any contact with members of public in their line of work.
3. Minister for Communications and Information, Mr S Iswaran, said: “The Government will support SingPost to safeguard the wellbeing of its workers, ensure the continued delivery of letters and parcels, and minimise the impact on essential postal services for the public. The Ministry of Communications and Information and IMDA are also working with government agencies to re-deploy displaced workers from other sectors to SingPost. Everyone has a part to play in the fight against COVID-19; we must do the right thing to protect the health of our families, our colleagues and ourselves. The SingPost cluster was caused by a contract staff who was unwell but still came to work. This underscores the importance of staying at home and avoiding social interactions if unwell. Exercising social responsibility is key to our collective effort to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Singapore.”
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