South Korean e-commerce firm Coupang stretched by order surge as Covid-19 cases jump


A delivery man for Coupang wearing a mask to prevent contracting the coronavirus as he checks an address on his route in Incheon, South Korea. — Photos: Reuters

INCHEON, South Korea: As South Korea's coronavirus cases leapt above 5,000 this week, mask-wearing workers at a logistics centre run by e-commerce firm Coupang Corp raced to disinfect trucks and load thousands of boxes of microwavable rice, disposable diapers and kitchen towels.

"In the past, we used to go out with the truck half full, but these days, there's so much to deliver there are leftover packages after filling the truck completely," 27-year-old Jung Im-hong, a contract delivery driver, told Reuters.

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