PostEurop closely monitors the current Coronavirus-Covid19 situation through a Coronavirus Crisis Group. This dedicated page contains information (incl. Q&As, information, links to key data with regular updates) to help postal operators deal with pandemic.
Latest news
- 25/01/2021 Due to the worsening of the health situation and an increase in the number of infected people, Czechia’s authorities have decided to extend the general lockdown until at least 14 February 2021, informs Česká pošta.
- 22/01/2021 Austrian Post's Preliminary Results 2020: COVID-19 Challenges and Record Parcel Volumes Have Been Successfully Dealt With
- 20/01/2021 CTT Portugal Post informs members that the Portuguese government has extended and reinforced the general lockdown in place throughout Portugal until 31 January 2021, due to a significant number of new COVID-19 infections.
- 19/01/2021 The impact of COVID-19 on Posti's services
- 16/01/2021 BBC: UK to close all travel corridors from Monday
- 15/01/2021 Pošta Slovenije, informs members that the Government of Slovenia extended the formal state of the COVID-19 epidemic by 60 days as of 17 January 2021.
- 08/01/2021 Deutsche Post DHL Express plays vital role in European COVID-19 vaccine logistics
- 08/01/2021 Latvijas Pasts informs that the Latvian government has extended the state of emergency until 7 February 2021.
- 06/01/2021 Politico: EU regulator green-lights Moderna coronavirus vaccine for use.
- 06/01/2021 European Commission authorises second safe and effective vaccine against COVID-19
Regulatory and governance
EU briefing (external report on what's happening in Europe)
Regulatory changes
- 04/01/2021 State aid: Commission approves €1.2b German measure to recapitalise TUI
- 29/12/2020 State aid: Commission approves €73m of Italian support to compensate Alitalia for further damages suffered due to coronavirus outbreak
- 23/12/2020 State aid: Commission approves €2.9b (PLN 13b) Polish State aid scheme to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises
- 23/12/2020 State aid: Commission approves €120m Greek support to compensate Aegean Airlines for damages suffered due to coronavirus outbreak
- 22/12/2020 State aid: Commission approves €650m Polish support to LOT in context of coronavirus outbreak
Governments and stakeholder policies
- Coronavirus: Commission proposes to purchase up to 300m additional doses of BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine (08/01/2021)
- Coronavirus: European Commission authorises second safe and effective vaccine against COVID-19 (06/01/2021)
- Coronavirus: Commission adopts €70m package for early access to EU COVID-19 vaccines in the Western Balkans (28/12/2020)
- Coronavirus: Commission adopted a recommendation on a coordinated approach to travel and transport measures in response to the new variant of coronavirus in the UK (22/12/2020)
- Coronavirus: European Commission authorises first safe and effective vaccine against COVID-19 Q&A (21/12/2020)
- Coronavirus: Commission puts forward rules on rapid antigen tests and secures 20m tests for Member States (18/12/2020)
- Coronavirus: Commission concludes exploratory talks with Novavax to secure a new potential vaccine (17/12/2020)
- Coronavirus: Commission welcomes agreement on crucial VAT relief for vaccines and testing kits (07/12/2020)
- Coronavirus: Commission presents "Staying safe from COVID-19 during winter" strategy (02/12/2020)
Best practice information and advice
Hygiene
- France: Groupe La Poste "Adoptons les bons gestes pour se protéger" poster
- Greece: Hellenic Post ELTA "Precautions against Covid-19" updated poster
- Greece: Hellenic Post ELTA "Precautions against Covid-19" poster
- Ireland: An Post "Wash your hands" poster
- Ireland: An Post "Cough and sneezes" poster
- Ireland: Public Health Advice poster
- Italy: Actions taken to combat the spread of COVID-19
- Turkey: Turkish Ministry of Health poster
Social distancing
- Denmark: Delivery without physical contact infographic
- France: Groupe La Poste infosheets
- Georgia: Georgian Post delivery information video
- Greece: Greek government's poster #menoumespiti (we stay at home)
- Greece: Greek government's logo (we stay safe) as of 28/4
- Italy: Actions taken to combat the spread of COVID-19
- Italy: AGICOM Italy video on postal measures when signing postal items
- Norway: Posten Norge Plexiglass installed at postal counters
- Spain: Correos Simple delivery measures infographic
- Switzerland: How Swisspost is protecting their employees and customers in their branches
- Turkey: Ministry of Health 14 rules poster
Self isolation
- Greece: "Stay home. ELTA takes care of you" video
- Greece: "This Easter … ELTA takes care of you!!!" video
- Portugal: CTT Portugal Post "Stay at Home" video
- UK: Royal Mail "Delivering for the Country" video
Last updated 25 January 2021