[Photo] Rider Shortage Amid Surge in Delivery Demand

On the 2nd, delivery motorcycles are lined up at a local center of a delivery agency in Seoul. As the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) resurges, the volume of delivery orders has surged, causing ongoing difficulties in securing delivery workers. According to Baedal Minjok, the total number of orders during the last week of August, from the 24th to the 30th, when COVID-19 spread was severe, increased by 26.5% compared to the last week of July (20th to 26th). / Reporter Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

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