- Title: 304 AT COVID-19 Mail sorting site
- Date: 15th May 2020
- Description:NBC army troops replace postal center employees hit by COVID-19 Due to 79 COVID-19 cases in the post distribution centre Hagenbrunn, the Austrian Armed Forces have replaced all postal employees in the logistics department since Saturday evening. The Austrian Armed Forces' NBC defence force (=ABC-Abwehrzentrum) has disinfected the building over the past few days. Now the soldiers themselves will pick up the packages and take over a large part of the work in the distribution centre after a backlog of parcels had occurred on Friday. Massive delays are to be expected. Current investigations suggest that the Hagenbrunn cases as well as those of the logistics centre in Vienna Inzersdorf could be connected to the same temporary employment agency - or perhaps with some COVID-19 cases in a Vienna refugee home. In the meantime, all employees at the logistics centre in Hagenbrunn have been sent into quarantine.About 300 parcel deliverers have also been tested - all of them negative so far. From Monday, the distribution centre with 280 soldiers from all over Austria will go into full operation and the parcels can be delivered. According to the Austrian Armed Forces, the support mission will last until the end of May. The soldiers will replace the entire postal service team in the logistics hall during this time. They will support Austrian Post in its logistical tasks while maintaining the highest security measures. This includes sorting parcels and loading trucks to ensure smooth distribution of parcels throughout Austria. Shotlist Shot on rainy Friday, May 15, 2020 - Entrance area to the NBC defence Headquarters in Korneuburg - Army truck leaving NBC defence HQ - Banner Post logistic center Lower Austria (in Hagenbrunn) - Postal welcome banner - huge amount of carton packed parcels waiting outdoor under heavy rainfall - One person carrying of parcels - SOUNDBITE- (German) Wolfgang Eckel, spokesman NBC defence HQ Korneuburg: „The situation we found is that there is nearly no more personal from the post on duty. On Sunday evening the first shifts of soldiers will begin at the post logistic center. Before our soldiers can get into the post center as support we will have to disinfect the center. The challenge is a big one due to the vast surface but it is feasible.“ Shot on sunny Saturday, May 16, 2020 - Austrian Armed Forces trucks in front of Post logistic center Hagenbrunn - two soldiers at debriefing session on the base of Hagenbrunn post plant map - soldiers in virus protective overall - SOUNDBITE- (German) Jürgen Schlechter, NBC Defence Austrian Armed Forces: „The disinfection of an infrastructure belongs to our core business – it challenges us by size but not by substance. In the evening we will train them in the activities they will be supporting here. From Monday morning on the post sorting center will be fully functional und the eagerly awaited packages will be delivered.”
- Collection: ORF
- Genre:News
- Producer:ORF
- Transmission Date:15/05/2020
- Decade: 2020s