They're not just couriers, they are China's heroes in fight against Covid-19

Motorcycle delivery worker Gao Yuchao, driving on an overpass to deliver goods ordered online along a street in Shanghai. China's armies of racing, swerving motorcycle deliverymen have been hailed as saviours during the coronavirus crisis, keeping shut-in citizens fed and stocked up. But it come with major adjustments for couriers like Gao Yuchao. - AFP

SHANGHAI: China's armies of racing, swerving motorcycle deliverymen have been hailed as saviours during the Covid-19 (coronavirus crisis), keeping shut-in citizens fed and stocked up. But it's come with major adjustments for couriers like Gao Yuchao.

A Shanghai driver for leading meal take-out service ele.me, Gao's job has changed: his temperature is taken several times daily at restaurants and delivery points, he wears not one but two masks for protection, and frequently disinfects his delivery box.