Coronavirus Impact on Shipping from China
China has announced the extension of New Year holidays until February 10-14 in order to stop the disease outbreak.
In Hubei province businesses are not to reopen until at least February 14, according to People’s Daily. Hubei residents, who work outside the province are also told to stay put. Several major cities in the region, including Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak, are under lockdown.
Workers in China traditionally celebrate the Lunar New Year by traveling to spend time with their families. So, the quarantine and the extended holidays will likely prolong delays in producing and delivering goods worldwide.
The following provinces will resume work no earlier than February, 10: Anhui, Chongqing, Fujian, Guangdong, Guizhou, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hunan, Inner Mongolia, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Liaoning, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanghai, Suzhou, Xi’an, Yunnan, Zhejiang.
In this regard we would like to provide you with the following information:
- 02.2020 to 10.02.2020 – we will process each shipping request on a case-by-case basis, depending on the situation development.
- Our managers will provide all the necessary information for shipments already in transit.
Still, there is no reason to panic. Every year there are significant delays during the first weeks after the New Year Festival. This year the delays may just be a little longer.
P.S.
There’s no risk to get infected with the coronavirus from a package, since it takes several weeks to arrive at its destination, and the virus needs a carrier (e.g. living creature) to stay alive.
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