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USPS Covid 19 

USPS

April 21, 2020

Status: Fully operational domestically within the US; experiencing delays in Europe and parts of Asia.
The service disruptions affect Priority Mail Express International® (PMEI), Priority Mail International® (PMI), First-Class Mail International® (FCMI), First-Class Package International Service® (FCPIS®), International Priority Airmail® (IPA®), International Surface Air Lift® (ISAL®), and M-Bag® items.
  1. USPS will hold mail delivered to closed business addresses for 10 days; businesses can request temporary mail suspension for 30 days.
  2. Because it's classified as an essential service, mail services are still operational.
  3. USPS is following CDC and WHO health guidelines and procedures. So far, three dozen USPS employees have contracted the virus, and the agency is taking extra precautions.
  4. You can ship hand sanitizers and wipes, but only through Retail Ground, Parcel Select, or Parcel Select Lightweight; these are only available through your  local post office branch.
  5. Signature-on-delivery services has been suspended; couriers will request verbal confirmation on delivery while maintaining a safe distance.
  6. USPS has suspended their guarantee on Priority Mail Express International mail being sent to China and Hong Kong.
  7. There are some delays in mail to and from China, as well as Europe.
For more information, see here or read more here.
USPS Service disruptions to specific destinationsAll services                 Bolivia                          Suspended
All services                 Botswana                    Suspended
All services                 Cayman Islands          Suspended
All services                 Chad                            Suspended
All services                 Ecuador                       Suspended
All services                 Fiji                                 Suspended
All services                 French Polynesia        Suspended
All services                 Honduras                    Suspended
All services                 India                             Suspended
All services                 Kuwait                          Suspended
All services                 Libya                             Suspended
All services                 Madagascar                 Suspended
All services                 Maldives                       Suspended
All services                 Mongolia                      Suspended
All services                 New Caledonia            Suspended
All services                 Panama                        Suspended
All services                 Peru                              Suspended
All services                 Samoa                          Suspended
All services                 Saudi Arabia                Suspended
All services                 South Africa                 Suspended
All services                 Sri Lanka                      Suspended
All services                 Zimbabwe                    Suspended
Priority Mail Express International                China.              Delayed
Priority Mail Express International                France             Delayed
Priority Mail Express International                Great Britain   Delayed
Priority Mail Express International                 Hong Kong    Delayed
Priority Mail Express International                 Spain              Delayed
Priority Mail Express International                 Sweden          Delayed
Priority Mail Express International                 Switzerland    Delayed

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