According to the announcement by the Ministry of Health of Vietnam on the morning of the 18th, as of 6 a.m., Vietnam had 2,472 new confirmed cases, of which 2,454 were local cases; 18 were imported cases from abroad and were immediately quarantined after entry. Among the more than 2,000 confirmed cases, there are 1,756 in Ho Chi Minh City alone.
Currently, the total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Vietnam is 51,002.
Many well-known shoe factories have suspended production
Vietnam epidemic The impact on the shoemaking industry continues to expand. Following Baocheng and Paiho, Zhiqiang International (6768), the world’s largest football shoe manufacturer, recently announced that in cooperation with the Vietnamese government’s epidemic prevention measures, its Zhining factory in Tay Ninh Province will be closed from the 17th. Work will be suspended for 14 days starting on the 30th, and the entire factory will be cleaned and disinfected.
According to local Taiwanese businessmen in Vietnam, in addition to Baocheng, Baihe, and Zhiqiang, they include Cichang, Zhongfei, Qinglu, Dexing, Fulu, and Lele. Major shoe manufacturers have also cooperated with the government’s requirements and have successively adopted temporary suspensions and cleaning measures.
Although orders from brand customers are booming, shoe factories are either required to temporarily suspend operations, or have reduced employee attendance rates and reduced production capacity. Manufacturers can only schedule production capacity as flexibly as possible. Work overtime to rush the shipment.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, has become the hardest hit area by the epidemic.
The Vietnam Paiho Factory located in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, a subsidiary of the major shoe material manufacturer Paiho, also suspended operations for three days from the 15th to the 17th to conduct screening of all factory employees and factory areas. disinfect. The Baihe factory in Vietnam has about 3,000 employees and mainly produces hook and loop tapes, webbing, shoelaces and elastic bands. The Vietnam factory accounts for about 35% of the group’s revenue (excluding real estate).
Currently, all shoe factories are required by the local government to comply with the three principles (local production, local dining and local accommodation); the industry said that local production, There is no big problem with dining on-site, but how to satisfy local accommodation in a short period of time is simply difficult, and it also directly affects production capacity scheduling.
It is understood that due to the fact that Ho Chi Minh City is currently in a semi-lockdown state, the Vietnam Pai Hoa factory’s attendance rate has recently dropped to 50%. At this stage, most of the employees at the Bai Hoa Factory in Vietnam have completed vaccination, excluding those who are feeling unwell and other conditions, and are expected to return to work after completing the screening.
Zhiqiang said that the third quarter is the traditional off-season for the football shoe industry, and the company will reduce the impact by adjusting the order production schedule. Zhiqiang has five factories in Vietnam. Currently, only the Chinin factory is required to suspend operations. The remaining factories are mostly located in Binh Duong Province and other areas. The total number of employees in the Vietnam production base exceeds 20,000, accounting for approximately two-thirds of Zhiqiang’s production capacity, including approximately 8,000 employees at the Zhining factory; there is a factory in Cambodia with 8,000 employees.
Currently, the total number of infections in Ho Chi Minh City has exceeded 26,000, accounting for more than 60% of the total number of infections in Vietnam, raising concerns about overloading the health system. The city’s biggest concern right now is to focus on treating severe F0 cases to achieve the goal of reducing mortality.
16 provinces and cities in southern Vietnam were “locked down” for 14 days
One-third of the country was blocked
The Prime Minister of Vietnam decided to “lock down” a total of 16 provinces and cities in southern Vietnam starting at 0:00 on July 19 for 14 days. In addition to Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai Province, and Binh Duong Province, which were already under “lockdown”, 16 additional provinces and cities were added: Can Tho, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Tien Giang, Long An, Vinh Long, Dong Pagoda, Ben Tre, Hau Giang, An Giang, Bac Lieu, Soc Trang, Tra Vinh, Ca Mau, Kien Giang.
Except for Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong and Dong Nai provinces, which are implementing social distancing measures, the time for the implementation of social distancing measures in the other 16 provinces and cities will be decided by the Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee. However, it must be carried out before midnight on July 19, and social distance will be implemented for 14 days.
So far, a total of 19 provinces and cities in Vietnam have been “locked down”, and one-third of Vietnam’s territory has been blocked, affecting the lives of 35 million people. </p
