As Coronavirus Spreads, Drivers Face Wary Customers, Temperature Checks

United States News News

As Coronavirus Spreads, Drivers Face Wary Customers, Temperature Checks
United States Latest News,United States Headlines
  • 📰 WSJ
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 16 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 10%
  • Publisher: 63%

For deliveries needing a signature, UPS drivers stick a notice on a front door, ring the doorbell and step back. The recipient is then asked to sign the notice with their own pen and close the door before the driver leaves the package.

Drivers from FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service Inc. are encountering new obstacles and heightened levels of suspicion due to the coronavirus pandemic, which is upending the daily routine of ferrying packages to homes and businesses.

Customers, wary of the number of people drivers are exposed to on their routes, grill them about whether they might be infected. Some are being asked to sign documents about their health status or submit to tests before they enter a business. Then there is the signature process, which has quickly...

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

WSJ /  🏆 98. in US

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

A Taxi Driver Steers Through Streets Silenced by CoronavirusA Taxi Driver Steers Through Streets Silenced by CoronavirusIstanbul cabbie Zafer Sari usually has his pick of riders. On Monday, he was drinking tea with fellow drivers at what is typically peak-traffic time.
Read more »

‘I use a lot of Febreze to mask the stench of Lysol’: California Lyft driver can’t afford not to work during coronavirus outbreak‘I use a lot of Febreze to mask the stench of Lysol’: California Lyft driver can’t afford not to work during coronavirus outbreakEdan Alva was hard at work on Tuesday, while millions across the San Francisco Bay Area are supposed to stay indoors under strict orders to go out only for...
Read more »

UK supermarkets have started to ration food after coronavirus panic-buying gripped Britain - Business InsiderUK supermarkets have started to ration food after coronavirus panic-buying gripped Britain - Business InsiderBritain has become gripped by coronavirus panic-buying as the virus spreads rapidly across the country.
Read more »

Coronavirus cancellations: Rolling Stones, 'Black Widow,' Billboard Music Awards, more postponementsCoronavirus cancellations: Rolling Stones, 'Black Widow,' Billboard Music Awards, more postponementsThe rapid spread of coronavirus has sparked cancellations and postponements in the entertainment industry as safety concerns grow.
Read more »

Eurovision 2020 Canceled Over Coronavirus PandemicEurovision 2020 Canceled Over Coronavirus PandemicAnnual song contest is latest major music event to fold amidst coronavirus spread
Read more »

Crypto-market infrastructure creaks amid volatility testCrypto-market infrastructure creaks amid volatility testAs worries over the economic hit from the coronavirus outbreak spread from stock...
Read more »



Render Time: 2025-03-07 09:40:59