Deliveries speed up as couriers return to work

After initial spike in cases, parcels back moving at standard pace in Beijing

Parcel delivery in Beijing largely returned to normal on Monday as drivers struck by Omicron-fueled COVID-19 outbreaks recovered and returned to their posts.

Thousands of them had also been borrowed from regions less affected by the virus to help clear a backlog of deliveries in the city of 21 million, logistics companies said.

The parcel pileup came in the wake of the annual "Double 12"e-commerce shopping festival.