China Imposes New COVID Restrictions

China has placed millions of residents under lockdown, as virus cases doubled nationwide.  Nervousness has mounted over the resilience of its ‘zero-Covid’ approach in the face of the worst outbreak in two years.A nationwide surge in cases has also seen authorities close schools, and lock down cities, as almost 18 provinces battle clusters of the Omicron and Delta variants.Multinational companies have now taken the decision to halt some operations as China widens its lockdowns restrictions.These stringent measures have raised concerns that crucial supply chains may be disrupted which could unfortunately result in delays to your consignments.We are keeping in close contact with our origin counterparts to monitor this situation.If you would like any further information, please do not hesitate to contact your account handler who will be happy to assist.