USPS Temporarily Suspends Some Mail to China Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

The U.S. Postal Service announced that it will be “temporarily suspending the guarantee on priority mail express” to China or Hong Kong over airline cancellations and other restrictions that were implemented due to the spread of coronavirus.

The suspensions will go into effect starting Monday, according to an alert posted by the Postal Service on its website.

Further details were not offered in the bulletin, but the USPS said on Feb. 7 that customers should “expect delays in transport and delivery during this period.”

Last week, the union that represents United Parcel Service (UPS) pilots said that it reached an agreement with the delivery company to make flying to China a voluntary job.

“This joint effort addresses crewmember concerns over safety during the coronavirus health crisis,” the union said in a statement, according to CNBC.

Rival delivery company FedEx announced it would allow its pilots to opt-out of going to China.

David Adams

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