Royal Mail said on Tuesday that 28 areas in the UK are no longer receiving regular post as its workforce has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Despite our best efforts and significant investment in extra resource, some customers may experience slightly longer delivery timescales than our usual service standards,” Royal Mail said in a statement. “This is due to the exceptionally high volumes we are seeing, exacerbated by the coronavirus-related measures we have put in place in local mail centres and delivery offices to keep our people and customers safe,” it said. Royal Mail attributed the high volumes partly to the “greatly increased uptake of online shopping” during the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic. It said the company will “work hard to get back to providing our usual level of service as quickly as we can.” The 28 areas where post might be late include 27 in England …