A China Post courier makes a phone call at the gate of a residential compound in Lhasa, Tibet autonomous region. [Photo by Palden Nyima/For chinadaily.com.cn]

More express delivery operators are resuming operations in Lhasa, Tibet autonomous region, as the COVID-19 prevention situation in most parts of the city continues to improve, local media reported.

Express delivery operators such as Yuantong, Zhongtong and JD Logistics had suspended services in August because of the epidemic.

Implementing prevention and control measures, Yuantong Express Delivery resumed operations on Oct 28. The measures include disinfecting and sterilizing packages and vehicles every day, conducting nucleic acid tests, measuring body temperatures and wearing protective masks and suits.

"Our company had to hold eight trucks of packages due to the pandemic, and now we have finished the loading and sorting of nearly 90,000 packages," Zhao Baohua, general manager of the Yuantong in Tibet, was quoted as saying by Lhasa Fabu, the official WeChat account of Lhasa.

The company has 31 business outlets in Lhasa, including 19 outlets located in the center of the city. Six of them have resumed operations, Zhao said.

"First, we will work hard to deliver all the backlogged packages, and we hope to deliver them all soon," Zhao added.

Meanwhile, several outlets of Zhongtong Express Delivery have also restarted operations. The company has 23 business outlets in Lhasa.

One of the Zhongtong outlets has been providing free shipping for medical workers, environmental sanitation workers, police officers and people who volunteer for epidemic prevention and control.

"We will extend delivery times and volume under strict prevention and control measures," said Guo Zongxia of the Norbu Lingka Outlet of he Zhongtong in Lhasa.

"Daily delivery volume has increased from 20 to 30 items at the beginning to more than 100 items now, and we will increase the volume gradually," Guo said.

Lhasa reported six asymptomatic carriers but no locally confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. All the cases were found in the city's Chengguan district, according to the city's leading group for the fight against COVID-19.

By Daqiong and Palden Nyima in Lhasa