Shut down the factory! Flight grounded! Thailand and Vietnam are "occupied"!

The COVID-19 variant virus is coming on fiercely. Following India, the epidemic situation in Southeast Asia has also continued to worsen.

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Thailand

Thailand’s New Coronary Epidemic Management Center reported that Thailand’s new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in a single day exceeded 10,000 for the first time, reaching 11397, and the number of new deaths in a single day exceeded 100 for the first time, reaching 141. The number of new confirmed cases and the number of deaths were both Create a new high.

A notice published on the Thai government gazette website shows that public gatherings are prohibited nationwide, and offenders will face up to two years in prison or a fine of 40,000 baht (approximately RMB 7,900), or both fines.

Thai Prime Minister Prayut said on the same day that the government also plans to take more epidemic prevention measures, including limiting the movement of people as much as possible, closing almost all non-essential places, and requiring people to work from home.

In addition, the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) stated in a statement that domestic flights between Bangkok and the Thai government's high-risk provinces for COVID-19 will be suspended from Wednesday. Except for medical flights, emergency landing aircraft and flights related to the government tourism reopening plan, other local flights can only fly at 50% capacity.

At the same time, due to the increasing number of deaths, many hospitals in Thailand are under unprecedented pressure, and some hospitals have to rent containers to serve as temporary morgues.

According to the Associated Press report, Thailand's vaccination work is currently progressing slowly, and about 15% of the population has received at least one dose of the vaccine. Thailand’s health department previously stated that it is prepared to impose export restrictions on locally produced AstraZeneca vaccines to ensure that the country’s needs are met first.

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Vietnam

According to an announcement by the Ministry of Health of Vietnam on the 18th, as of 6 am, Vietnam had newly confirmed 2,472 cases, of which 2,454 were local cases; 18 cases were imported cases and were immediately isolated after entry. Among the more than two thousand confirmed cases, there are 1756 in Ho Chi Minh City alone. At present, there are 51002 confirmed cases of new crown in Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam has become the hardest hit area of the epidemic. At present, the total number of infections in Ho Chi Minh City has exceeded 26,000, accounting for more than 50% of the total number of infections in Vietnam.

It is reported that the Prime Minister of Vietnam has decided to "close the cities" of 16 provinces and cities in southern Vietnam starting at 0:00 on July 19 for a period of 14 days. In addition to Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai Province and Binh Duong Province, which are being "closed", 16 additional provinces and cities are added: Can Tho, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Tien Giang, Long An, Yong Long, Dong Thap, Binju, Houjiang, Anjiang, Bac Lieu, Shuochuang, Cha Rong, Ca Mau, Jianjiang.

So far, a total of 19 provinces and cities in Vietnam have been "closed." One-third of Vietnam's entire territory has been blocked, and the lives of 35 million people have been affected.

▎Many manufacturers shut down factories

In addition, Vietnam's production capacity is being severely affected by the epidemic. The shoe industry leader Baocheng, the textile factory Ruhong was affected by the suspension of work, the Saigon High-tech Park also reported the closure, some Samsung Electronics factories suspended operations, and many organizations issued reports warning that if emerging markets cannot be controlled in the next few months The epidemic threatens the recovery of the local economy and exacerbates the challenges of the global supply chain.

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I would like to remind you that if you have recently purchased products in Thailand or Vietnam, you must pay attention to order delays and the risk of epidemic spread.

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