State Post Bureau: Strictly prevent the import of overseas epidemic diseases through delivery channels

Beijing News Express According to the official micro-news of the State Post Bureau, on January 16, the Department of Safety Supervision and Administration of the State Post Bureau issued a notice requiring further improvement of ideological understanding, effectively building a barrier to the prevention and control of the epidemic in international mail express, and strictly preventing the import of overseas epidemics through delivery channels.

At present, the Spring Festival is approaching, the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games is imminent, the people's demand for delivery services is strong, the risk of epidemic import and transmission is increasing, and the situation of prevention and control is severe and complex. The circular pointed out that postal administration departments at all levels and postal express delivery enterprises should further enhance their awareness of risks, establish a solid bottom-line thinking, overcome lax and paralyzing thinking, and resolutely implement the "four early" requirements and "four-party responsibility." It is necessary to strictly implement the basic system of epidemic prevention and control in the postal express industry, such as the "Suggestions on Production Operation Specifications for the Postal Express Industry During the Epidemic Prevention and Control Period (Seventh Edition)" and the "Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of the Epidemic Prevention and Control and Delivery Service Guarantee in the Postal Express Industry (Trial)". It is necessary to always adhere to the same prevention of "people" and "things", strictly implement various measures of "external prevention of import", and strictly prevent the import of overseas epidemic diseases through delivery channels. On the basis of constantly summarizing and improving the experience of epidemic prevention and control in the early stage, we must adhere to the system concept, adhere to the goal-oriented and problem-oriented, learn from each other, check hidden dangers, make up for shortcomings, further strictly implement the responsibility for prevention and control, and implement various specific work in a strict and down-to-earth manner.

The notice requires that all enterprises should earnestly do a good job in disinfection and ventilation of international mail express processing places; For imported international mail express mail, after entering the production and processing link, the first time to carry out full coverage of all aspects of the outer packaging disinfection; Disinfection should be carried out in strict accordance with the relevant standards and guidelines of local epidemic prevention and control departments, and the use of disinfectants should be standardized; Under the guidance of local epidemic prevention and control departments, it is necessary to clarify and implement the standing period after disinfection of imported international mail express mail, and do a good job of disinfection record retention; It is necessary to encourage external third-party professional disinfection service agencies to carry out accurate disinfection of key links and important areas, so as to realize the institutionalization, standardization and normalization of disinfection work. It is necessary to strictly implement the requirements of fixed posts, personal protection, health monitoring, nucleic acid testing and other high-risk positions for high-risk personnel such as international mail express front-line operators and import cold chain related personnel, and strictly separate the operation areas to ensure that the inside and outside do not intersect, and resolutely achieve closed-loop management. To ensure that the international mail courier handlers and delivery personnel complete the vaccine to strengthen immunization, and disinfect the outer packaging of the mail express before the terminal delivery; Effectively remind the recipient to wear a mask, properly dispose of the outer packaging, disinfect the inner parts and use them after taking protective measures during delivery. It is necessary to comprehensively assess the epidemic risk level of the source of imported mail express mail, the qualification of upstream business entities, the attributes of the items sent and other factors, and formulate a plan for the prevention and control of the epidemic in import mail express mail from high-risk countries and regions in accordance with the relevant requirements of accurate prevention and control and upgrading control; Reduce mail order and express delivery items from countries and regions at high risk of epidemic abroad. It is necessary to submit the international mail express data information in a timely manner in accordance with the regulations of the postal administration department, and ensure that the data is true and complete.

The circular requires that postal administration departments at all levels should combine the responsibilities of industry supervision and control to implement full-coverage supervision and inspection of international mail express processing sites within their jurisdictions at least once a month. For the problems found in the supervision and inspection, it is necessary to order the enterprise to rectify within a time limit, and notify the relevant departments, and strictly supervise and urge the enterprise to grasp the implementation of various measures of "external prevention of imports".

The circular emphasizes that postal management departments at all levels and enterprises should strengthen organizational leadership, always maintain the efficient operation of the epidemic prevention and control emergency command system, especially during the Spring Festival and the Beijing Winter Olympics, strengthen duty duty, strictly implement the system of leadership with shifts and 24-hour duty, and do a good job in emergency response and handling and information reporting. It is necessary to strictly implement the relevant notification requirements, focus on strengthening the epidemic prevention work of imported international mail express mail, further strengthen safety supervision and inspection, and effectively build a barrier for epidemic prevention and control in the industry.

Edited by Jiani Liu