In New Delhi, the capital of India, one person dies from the new coronavirus every four minutes.
Since April 15, India has reported about 200,000 new coronavirus cases every day, far exceeding last year’s peak of 93,000 cases per day.
At present, the hardest-hit area of the global COVID-19 epidemic has been transferred from the United States to India. Previously, the highest record of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the world in a single day was set by the United States, with 297,400 cases.
However, this record was surpassed by India on April 21, when India added 315,800 confirmed cases in a single day. In the following three days, India still had no way to stop this data from soaring. Rising, I can only watch it continue to set world records.
In the past three days, India has had about 1 million new confirmed cases. Many experts predict that the current epidemic numbers have not yet reached their peak, and that the number of infections and deaths will increase for at least three weeks.
India’s recent daily new confirmed cases have surged vertically via: worldometers
Under global containment, India may once again face a “lockdown”
On April 19, the United Kingdom Put India on the “red list” of countries where travel is prohibited. Starting from the early morning of April 24, local time, non-British and Irish citizens who have been to India in the 10 days before traveling will be prohibited from entering the UK, while British and Irish citizens entering the UK from India will have to undergo a 10-day mandatory quarantine. Before the ban was about to take effect, eight private jets carrying India’s super-rich landed at London Airport.
On April 22, the United Arab Emirates suspended all flights from India; Canada announced a ban on entry of passenger flights from India and Pakistan within 30 days; Singapore announced that there had been no travel from India in the last 14 days Passengers with a history of COVID-19 are not allowed to enter or transit through Singapore;
On April 24, Iran banned all flights to and from India and Pakistan.
Germany will also announce a new travel ban against India on April 26.
Since China suspended flights between China and India in November last year, there have been no direct flights between China and India. Now it has also begun to focus on passengers transiting from India.
Middlemen in Zhejiang, Foshan and other places reported that foreign orders have increased recently
India is The world’s largest cotton-producing country and the world’s largest jute-producing country account for 22% of the world’s yarn production capacity. Textile revenue has always been one of the main pillars of the Indian economy and one of India’s largest sources of foreign exchange earnings. The textile industry accounts for about 15% of India’s total export revenue.
However, the emergency situation in India has caused a great impact on the textile industry, and the income of textile companies has dropped sharply. If the epidemic cannot be effectively controlled, shutdowns will be inevitable, and the impact will be more serious.
Affected by the epidemic in October last year, Indian companies were unable to deliver goods on time, resulting in more orders returning from India in the second half of the year, and many foreign trade companies experienced a surge in orders. The resurgence of orders added fuel to the rebound after the National Day last year, and contributed to the growth of export orders in the second half of 2020 to a certain extent.
Regarding market rumors, there has been a certain amount of imports from India, Myanmar, and Bangladesh since late March. Textile and clothing orders have returned to China due to various reasons such as the COVID-19 epidemic and social unrest. Middlemen in Zhejiang, Foshan and other places have reported that there are indeed signs of an increase in recent inquiries and orders from overseas, with home textiles, bedding and Mainly jeans and T-shirts.
Confused Indian orders
Will the return of overseas orders in May be realized?
It remains to be seen how much support the production and sales situation of foreign trade companies and textile and garment enterprises will receive this round. The reasons are as follows:
First, considering that there is great uncertainty about the national epidemic and social issues, most of the orders transferred from some Southeast Asian countries are “short, small, and precise” and have production requirements. The characteristics of short delivery time;
Secondly, orders are “changed” by enterprises in India, Bangladesh and other countries, making the contract price of orders with very thin profits uncompetitive. China’s foreign trade , textile and clothing companies are likely to lose money and make money; in addition, even if European and American customers place orders directly with Chinese companies, they still need to increase the contract price, otherwise domestic trading companies and OEM companies will have difficulty digesting it;
Third, some of the returned orders from Europe, the United States and Japan prohibit the use of Xinjiang cotton products. Domestic companies need to purchase imported cotton, cotton yarn, gray cloth, fabrics, etc. to arrange production. If the orders lack sustainability, domestic textile and clothing companies will not be enthusiastic about taking orders. Not high;
Fourthly, the recent strong appreciation of the RMB is not conducive to textile and clothing exports and medium- and long-term foreign orders. According to statistics, in just two weeks, the exchange rate of offshore RMB against the U.S. dollar rose from a low of 6.58 to 6.48, an increase of 1.54%, which put “huge pressure” on foreign trade companies and export-oriented enterprises.
According to Tencent Medical Code LOHAS, Jamil, a well-known Indian virologist, said in an interview with the media that the second wave of the epidemic may last until the end of May, and there will be more cases in a single day The number of confirmed cases may exceed 300,000. in addition, two public health experts in India believe that the number of confirmed cases in a single day may reach its peak from the end of April to the beginning of May. Orders returning to China from India in 2020 are mainly mid-end home textile products. This year, domestic companies may pay attention to whether the overseas orders will be fulfilled in May, and pay more attention to low- to medium-count pure cotton yarn for home textiles. </p
