Attention printing and dyeing factories! Orders may be affected! The second wave of the epidemic has broken out. Recently, the COVID-19 epidemic has rebounded rapidly in many European countries, and the daily number of new cases in many countries has continued to hit new highs. Under this situation, many European countries have once again adopted emergency restrictive measures. Many European countries have canceled this year’s Christmas markets! Check out the report below!
Many places have canceled this year’s Christmas markets
In view of the second wave of the new crown epidemic in Europe, out of epidemic prevention considerations, Nuremberg, Frankfurt, Erfurt in Germany and Stella in France Fort Worth, Prague, Czech Republic and other places announced the cancellation of this year’s Christmas markets.
The Christmas market, also known as the Christmas market, originated in Germany and Austria in the late Middle Ages. It usually starts in late November and ends on December 24 each year. In the meantime, the bustling market is decorated like a fairy tale world, which is both romantic and full of human fireworks. People taste traditional food and buy small commodities there.
Deutsche Presse-Agentur News Agency reported on the 27th that after Frankfurt, Erfurt and other places announced the cancellation of Christmas markets, Germany’s most famous and largest Nuremberg Christmas Market also announced its cancellation. This market attracts more than 2 million people every year, including foreign tourists.
The city of Nuremberg initially planned to open a “shrunk version” of the Christmas market this year and strictly enforce epidemic prevention regulations, but ultimately announced the cancellation of the Christmas market on the 26th. Mayor Markus Koenig said in a statement: “This is a very difficult decision. The traditional Christmas market belongs to Nuremberg.”
France The Trasbourg Christmas Market and the Prague Christmas Market in the Czech Republic announced their cancellations on the 22nd and 26th respectively.
French President Macron
Orders another nationwide “city lockdown” starting from the 30th
As of 14:00 local time on the 28th, France had 36,000 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in a single day, with the total number of confirmed cases rising to 1,235,132, and 244 new in-hospital deaths. The total number of cases is 35,785. The percentage of positive tests over the past seven days continues to rise to 18.6%. The epidemic has rebounded seriously.
That night, French President Ma Yinglong delivered a televised speech, Acknowledging that France is facing a sudden acceleration, the second wave of epidemics has exceeded the alarm threshold almost across the country.
French President Macron ordered that starting from the 30th The country is once again “locked down” and will be “unlocked” on December 1 at the earliest. During this period, all private gatherings are prohibited, restaurants, shopping malls and other places will be closed, and France’s external borders to Europe will be closed.
Macron said that compared with the first round of the epidemic, the second round of the epidemic is more difficult and has a higher mortality rate. French people are called on to stay at home as much as possible and abide by epidemic prevention measures. “If we have better control over the epidemic in two weeks, we will reassess and hope to open some operations, especially during the Christmas period. I hope we can celebrate Christmas and New Year with our families.”
Germany announced a nationwide “lockdown” for one month starting from November 2. Like most other countries in Europe, Germany is now in the second wave of the epidemic. As of 17:00 local time on the 28th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Germany has reached 470,566, with 10,284 deaths.
German Chancellor Merkel announced that Germany will implement a nationwide shutdown of most public facilities, restaurants and entertainment from November 2 to the end of November. A number of measures are in place, including restrictions on personal travel and venues. Although primary and secondary schools and kindergartens will still be open, the measures have reached the intensity implemented during the first wave of the epidemic at the beginning of the year, with German media calling it a “de facto lockdown.”
Merkel said that day: “We must take action now.” In addition, Germany will provide financial aid to companies affected by the new restrictions. Germany will enact a new 10 billion euro aid plan. Companies with up to 50 employees will receive 75% of their revenue in the same period last year in November, and individual workers such as artists will receive emergency loans.
The next year
More than half of European small and medium-sized enterprises may go bankrupt!
The media quoted a survey released by McKinsey & Company on the 22nd as pointing out that more than half of European small and medium-sized enterprises (small and medium-sized enterprises currently provide services to two-thirds of Europeans) jobs) are worried about their viability over the next 12 months.
According to a Reuters report in London on October 22, the accelerating development of the epidemic in Europe is forcing governments to implement new restrictions on various activities, which has triggered public concerns about the government’s Speculation of new lockdown measures. In addition, there are increasing warnings about the impending wave of corporate bankruptcies.��. The International Monetary Fund and other institutions are urging European governments to step up support to help businesses weather the coronavirus pandemic.
McKinsey & Company found in a survey of more than 2,200 companies in five countries – France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom – that if their revenue If it remains at current levels, 55% of companies are expected to go bankrupt by September next year. On current trends, one in ten SMEs is expected to file for bankruptcy within six months.
Zdravko Mladenov, one of the authors of the investigation report, said: “This is a huge burden for the financial industry. “Other impacts will include a surge in unemployment and a disincentive to macroeconomic investment.
Economists interviewed by Reuters predicted last month that the euro zone economy would shrink by about 8% this year and grow by only 5.5% next year. They also warned that next year’s economic recovery would be vulnerable to further spread of the coronavirus.
By definition, small and medium-sized enterprises refer to enterprises with 250 employees or less. Such businesses employ more than 90 million people in Europe, and their small size makes them vulnerable to cash flow crises. In Spain, for example, 83% of the 85,000 companies that have closed down since February have fewer than five employees.
The report pointed out that so far, some rescue measures taken by European countries have saved thousands of troubled companies from collapse. But as those measures wind down in some cases, both Germany and the Bank of England have warned that bankruptcies could rise.
The International Monetary Fund said: “Policymakers must do everything they can to contain the epidemic and its damage to the economy, and not withdraw support measures prematurely in order to Avoid a repeat of the global financial crisis.”
“For businesses, policy measures now need to go beyond liquidity support to ensure that insolvent but viable businesses can continue Continue to operate.” The organization mentioned measures such as creating facilities for debt restructuring.
The epidemic in Spain and Greece is urgent again this local time On the afternoon of October 28, on the same day, the presidents of the governments of the three Spanish regions of Madrid, Castile and León and Castilla and La Mancha reached an agreement. The three regions will implement border closure measures, except for cases of force majeure. No movement in or out of the area is allowed.
Hadalias, Deputy Minister of Civil Protection of Greece, announced that Ioannina and Thrace were upgraded from the third “orange enhanced surveillance level” on the country’s epidemic map. The fourth “red danger level”, for this reason, the Greek government decided to implement blockade measures in the above two places from 6 a.m. on the 29th. There are currently 4 “red danger level” areas in Greece that implement blockade measures.
Hadalias also specifically warned that the country’s second largest city, Thessaloniki, and the third largest city, Larissa, are at a critical point in terms of the new crown epidemic.
The global epidemic is still continuing
Remind us again that freight forwarders and cargo owners who have recently traded with ports in these countries and regions should still pay attention to the risk control of collection and delivery, and beware of customs clearance at the destination port, no one at the destination port to pick up the goods, buyers abandoning the goods, non-payment, etc. question. In order to avoid affecting the shipment and causing losses, forward it to everyone~
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