Since the outbreak of COVID-19, confirmed cases have remained high around the world, epidemics have continued to recur in many countries, and the epidemic prevention situation in various countries is not optimistic. In order to effectively curb the spread of COVID-19, many countries with severe disease have adopted blockade measures and even further tightened restrictions.
These policies will have a considerable impact on the shipments of my country’s foreign trade and freight forwarding companies. For this reason, the blockade situation in some countries and regions has been sorted out for your reference and you can avoid it appropriately. risk.
New Zealand implements nationwide lockdown
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on the 17th that because the country’s largest city, Auckland, had discovered a local confirmed case of COVID-19 for the first time in six months, the country would urgently “lock down the city” and implement the strictest epidemic prevention response measures.
Given that this patient may be infected with the highly contagious Delta variant strain, the epidemic prevention department is worried that the number of confirmed cases may further increase.
New Zealand has begun to implement Level 4, the highest level, epidemic prevention response measures since 23:59 on the 17th. Among them, Auckland, the city where the confirmed case is located, and Coromandel, the port city he has visited, will be “locked down” for 7 days, and other cities will be “locked down” for at least 3 days.
Under the highest level of anti-epidemic response measures, schools, offices and commercial facilities will be closed, except for essential service facilities. People must stay at home and can only go out for essential activities. They must wear masks at all times when going out.
Australia issued large fines to protect the “city closure”
Australian government officials recently stated that the most populous state of New South Wales and the entire country are in the “worst situation” since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic. In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the “city lockdown” in Sydney and other places, the police will impose fines of up to 5,000 Australian dollars (approximately 24,000 yuan) on those who violate relevant regulations.
Sydney is the capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia. One-fifth of the country’s population lives in Sydney. Sydney began a “city lockdown” on June 26 and has been extended several times. The government originally planned to relax control measures as the number of vaccinations increases and the number of new cases decreases. Sydney will also end its “city lockdown” on the 28th.
However, judging from the latest epidemic data, there is little hope of lifting the lockdown on time…
Thailand’s “city closure” measures have been extended to the end of August
Thailand has experienced a third wave of the epidemic since April this year, with confirmed cases rising steadily. .
At the beginning of this month, the Thailand New Crown Pneumonia Epidemic Management Center (Epidemic Management Center) expanded the highest level epidemic control area from the original 13 provinces including Bangkok to 29 provinces, and announced that These provinces have implemented “city closure” measures until August 16.
However, relevant measures have not been able to effectively control the spread of the epidemic, and the local epidemic is still “high fever”.
Recently, the center held a meeting and decided to extend the “city closure” measures in 29 prefectures in the highest-level epidemic control areas until August 31. At the same time, banks and financial institutions in shopping malls are allowed to open for business under strict epidemic prevention.
Myanmar implements “daytime epidemic prevention lockdown order”
In response to the continued spread of the third round of the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic, Mandalay Province in Myanmar has implemented a “daytime epidemic prevention lockdown order” starting from August 16.
The Mandalay Provincial Government announced that in addition to the previously announced “epidemic prevention stay-at-home order”, an “epidemic prevention city closure order” will be implemented from August 16 to 29, except every night In addition to the curfew from 22:00 to 4:00 the next morning, residents are not allowed to go out without permission from 9:00 to 15:00 and after 18:00 every day. The purchase of daily necessities or other outdoor activities can only be carried out within the specified time.
It is reported that starting from August 16, the Comprehensive Law Enforcement Department in Mandalay, Myanmar will begin to strengthen law enforcement work. Those who violate the regulations without important matters and go out will be severely punished in accordance with the law.
Many provinces in Vietnam continue to extend the “closure and quarantine”
Vietnam is facing the most serious wave of the epidemic since the outbreak of the new coronavirus. One-third of the country is under lockdown. In the largest city, Ho Chi Minh City, more than 200 people died of the disease in one day.
The epidemic in Vietnam can be said to be in dire straits. Since the outbreak of the fourth wave of the epidemic, the highest number of infections in the country reached 9,710 on one day!
As the epidemic situation in the southern provinces of Vietnam has not improved, and the first round of 15-day “isolation and closure” measures in 19 southern provinces will expire on August 15, Therefore, many provinces will continue to extend the implementation of the government’s epidemic prevention directive No. 16 and continue to “close the city and quarantine” for 10 to 15 days until further notice.
Affected by the severe epidemic, Vietnam’s two major ports, Cai Lai Port Terminal and Xingang Gaimei International Port Terminal (TCIT), have also suspended the reception of some containers since August 5. In addition, the chaotic port situation is also spreading northward.
Although these countries have blocked some cities, most of them have not closed their ports. However, due to restrictions on personnel travel, port operations and terminal operation efficiency will be partially affected.Due to the impact, the logistics and transportation timeliness of these countries may be affected. </p
