Some ports in India have been closed due to the out-of-control outbreak

According to the latest data released by the Indian Ministry of Health on the 13th, the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in India rose to 23,703,665. In the past 24 hours, there were 362,727 new confirmed cases in India; 4,120 new deaths, and a total of 258,317 deaths.

The World Health Organization said on the 12th that a mutated new coronavirus that accelerated the spread of the epidemic in India has spread to more than 40 countries and regions. The WHO said in its weekly report on the global new crown epidemic that it had detected the mutant new coronavirus B.1.617, which was first reported in India in October last year, in more than 4,500 samples uploaded to an open database. These samples came from 44 countries and regions, covering 6 major regions of the world divided by WHO. In addition, WHO has received reports of detection of this mutated new coronavirus in five other countries and regions. The UK is the country outside India that has reported the most cases of the mutant virus, the weekly newspaper said.

　The Port of Kandla, an important hub for the India-Pakistan route, pointed out a few days ago that due to the sudden increase in the number of confirmed cases of the new crown, all terminal operators of the port of Kandla have decided to close the terminals on Saturdays and Sundays and suspend operations until further notice.

　　In addition, due to concerns about the outbreak of the epidemic on freighters, many important transit ports such as Singapore and the United Arab Emirates have banned the entry of ships carrying Indian crew members, putting many shipping companies under pressure to adjust crew arrangements.

　　According to data from the International Chamber of Shipping, there are about 1.6 million crew members serving on ocean-going ships worldwide, of which 240,000 are Indians. Considering that shipping carries 80% of the global trade in goods, O'Neill, president of the International Ship Managers Association, described the blockage of the Suez Canal channel in March as "small and insignificant" compared with the impact of crew adjustment difficulties on the supply chain. .