The delivery of letters and packages to Europe has also been temporarily halted as fears grow over the more infectious strain of the virus in the UK. Images posted online in recent days have shown mountains of sacks at sorting offices around the country. Royal Mail’s special delivery guarantee, which should mean items posted on December 23 arrive on Christmas Eve, has been suspended. German firm Deutsche Post has temporarily halted services to Great Britain and Ireland. Royal Mail said on its website yesterday: ‘In light of the changing coronavirus restrictions announced on Saturday, we have made the difficult decision to make the following changes to our timed guarantees for our special delivery by 9am and 1pm services.

Source: The Nation December 22, 2020 00:04 UTC