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The Postal Service is reminding customers that metallic mercury and devices containing metallic mercury are always prohibited in the mail stream. This includes antique items such as thermometers, barometers, blood pressure monitors and similar devices.

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April 9, 2021

UPDATE 155: International Mail Service Updates Related to COVID-19

On April 8, 2021, the Postal Service™ received a notification from Empresa de Correos de Honduras (Honducor) the designated operator of Honduras advising that due to measures adopted by the Honduran Government to minimize the spread of COVID-19, Honduras will continue to be subject to restrictions and a curfew. Honducor will continue to operate with only 50% of its to employees on site. This will have a significant impact on the quality of sorting and delivery of ‎inbound items. As a result, force majeure remains in effect.

Unless otherwise noted, service updates to a particular country do not affect delivery of military and diplomatic mail.

This service update affects 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.

The DMM Advisory will continue to provide updates as they are received. For a full list of international service disruptions, please visit https://about.usps.com/newsroom/service-alerts/international/welcome.htm