Magic April, in just half a month, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the world has exceeded 2 million, and the cumulative number of deaths has exceeded 120,000. At present, many countries such as India, France, Italy, Malawi, and Nigeria have announced the extension of “blockade” measures in response to the COVID-19 epidemic, and the accompanying problems such as order cancellations, port closures, terminal congestion, and container strandings have followed one after another. .
Indian Prime Minister Modi announced on March 24 that from 0:00 on March 25, the entire country of India will be “locked down” for 21 days, and the “lockdown” order will expire on April 14. , but because the current epidemic situation in India is still severe, many states have urged the Prime Minister to extend the “blockade” order until May 11. After India implemented a 21-day lockdown, many ports faced severe labor shortages and inland transportation capacity problems. Many ships were unable to dock. Indian ports have already been “paralyzed”.
Many countries have previously announced the extension of blockade orders
French President Macron said: The “football ban” implemented to prevent and control the new crown epidemic will be extended to May 11. In addition, starting from May 11, some commercial and industrial sectors will begin to gradually Work will resume, but commercial public places such as bars and restaurants will remain closed.
Nigerian President Buhari announced on the evening of the 10th that in order to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, the blockade measures in the capital Abuja, Lagos and Ogun State will be extended for 14 days.
Italian Prime Minister Conte announced that the nationwide “city closure” measures originally scheduled to end on April 13 will be extended to May 3.
The Spanish government announced that due to the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, it will extend the date of closing the borders with France and Spain until April 26.
Irish Prime Minister Varadkar announced on the 10th that the “stay at home order” originally scheduled to expire on April 12 would be extended for three weeks to May 5.
The South African government previously implemented a 21-day “blockade order” from 0:00 on March 27. In order to prevent the continued spread of the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic, the South African government will “blockade Based on the order, the time will be extended by 14 days.
Hungarian Prime Minister Orban announced on April 9 that Hungary will indefinitely extend the previously issued travel restriction order, but will evaluate it weekly based on the actual situation to decide whether to continue to extend it.
The Jordanian government announced on the 12th local time that the nationwide blockade will be extended until the end of April.
The global epidemic continues to escalate. As countries and their stringent lockdown measures are further extended, many customers are worried about whether they will be “affected by the previous lockdown policy” in the future. To add insult to injury, port and customs clearance efficiency continued to decline, and inland transshipment was not smooth.
Although governments around the world are considering the resumption of work in some regions and industries, the resumption of work during the blockade period still needs to be strengthened. I would like to remind all foreign trade freight forwarding friends to understand the purpose of recent shipments. China’s latest import and export policies and port dynamics to avoid transportation delays, customs clearance at the destination port, beware of buyers abandoning goods, and no one to pick up the goods at the destination port, etc., which may affect losses caused by shipments!
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