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Due to disruptions to air and sea transportation, the USPS will temporarily suspend mail service to 29 international destinations effective April 7, 2020. These additional suspensions bring the total number of international destinations suspended to 51. For a full list of service disruptions due to the coronavirus pandemic visit the Stamps.com Coronvirus Updates Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

USPS International Destination Suspensions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

\u25e6 Angola
\n\u25e6 Benin
\n\u25e6 Bosnia and Herzegovina
\n\u25e6 Cameroon
\n\u25e6 Cook Islands
\n\u25e6 Costa Rica
\n\u25e6 Gambia
\n\u25e6 Guatemala
\n\u25e6 Kyrgyzstan
\n\u25e6 Laos
\n\u25e6 Lebanon
\n\u25e6 Malawi
\n\u25e6 Moldova
\n\u25e6 Mozambique
\n\u25e6 Papua New Guinea
\n\u25e6 Paraguay
\n\u25e6 Republic of the Congo
\n\u25e6 Senegal
\n\u25e6 Seychelles
\n\u25e6 Solomon Islands
\n\u25e6 Sudan
\n\u25e6 Tajikistan
\n\u25e6 Tanzania
\n\u25e6 Timor-Leste
\n\u25e6 Tonga
\n\u25e6 Uganda
\n\u25e6 Uruguay
\n\u25e6 Vanuatu
\n\u25e6 Venezuela<\/p>\n\n

Additionally,  the USPS received\ncommunications from the postal services of Guatemala, Italy, Maldives, Mauritius,\nand South Korea detailing postal disruptions due to the coronavirus pandemic. <\/p>\n\n

Guatemala
<\/strong>The General Directorate of Posts and Telegraphs will be operating with 50% of its normal staff until April 12, 2020. Customers should expect delays until further notice.<\/p>\n\n

Italy
<\/strong>Poste Italiane has advised that the Italian Government has decided to extend the measures aimed at minimizing the spread of COVID-19 until April 13, 2020.<\/p>\n\n

Maldives
<\/strong>Maldives Post has extended the suspension of inbound and outbound mail until April 11, 2020.<\/p>\n\n

Mauritius
<\/em><\/strong>Mauritius Post has closed post offices are closed until April 15, 2020. As a result, customers should expect severe delays. Additionally, signature on delivery will no longer be required at the time delivery is made.<\/p>\n\n

South Korea
<\/strong>Korea Post has suspended outbound mail services to Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Hawaii, Iceland, the Netherlands, Portugal, Qatar, Turkey, Uganda, and Zambia until further notice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Due to disruptions to air and sea transportation, the USPS will temporarily suspend mail service to 29 international destinations effective April 7, 2020. These additional suspensions bring the total number of international destinations suspended to 51. For a full list of service disruptions due to the coronavirus pandemic visit the Stamps.com Coronvirus Updates Page. 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