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Suspended mail from Island to be 'securely held' in UK

IoMPO suspends services due to Royal Mail and Parcelforce partners

Any mail from the Island to Europe, Turkey and Canada, will be held in the UK until further notice.

That's from the Isle of Man Post Office, which has suspended services to these destinations after partners Royal Mail and Parcelforce have done the same.

It's as a number of countries have closed their borders to the UK following the discovery of a new, more infectious, mutation of Covid-19.

General Manager for mails Geoff Rickard explains what will happen to post already sent:

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