Fascist Denver strikes again!

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Denver orders closure of USPS facility that handles mail for all of Colorado, Wyoming

May 21, 2020 / 06:04 PM MDT / Updated: May 21, 2020 / 06:21 PM MDT

DENVER (KDVR) — The City and County of Denver on Thursday ordered the closure of a United States Postal Service distribution center. According to the city, the state of Colorado has reported “multiple confirmed COVID-19 cases” among employees at the facility. The city did not disclose how many confirmed cases there are at the distribution center. FOX31 and Channel 2 have reached out to the city for those details. “The area the investigators were able to make observations from was a small public-facing space in comparison to the entire distribution warehouse buildings. In the general public post

station with three employees assisting customers with proper face coverings and plastic curtains separating each employee check-out station.”

It can only reopen with DPHE approval, the city said.

However, the USPS said it was keeping the facility open.

James Boxrud, a spokesperson for the USPS in the West, said the facility is federally owned and operated, and it is committed to following all guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Boxrud added that the Postal Service is an essential function under federal law during an emergency.

He issued the following statement, in part:

“We strongly disagree with the Denver Public Health order, which was made without a visual verification, without advanced coordination with the team of postal employees working on these issues with Denver Public Health, and without the understanding of the Postal Service’s substantial, ongoing efforts to protect its employees and the public.

This closure notice, citing no adverse findings, has the potential to impact stimulus checks, prescription medications, personal correspondence, and vital goods delivered to the more than 6.5 million customers who live in Colorado and Wyoming.

We have provided Denver Public Health the necessary documentation to satisfy their inquiry and are confident the order will be rescinded.”

On Monday, a post office near the University of Denver has remained open despite receiving orders to close.