The number of infections in Vietnam has surged, and many OEM shoe factories have extended their shutdowns!

According to the Vietnamese Ministry of Health: Vietnam had 7,968 new confirmed cases on July 24. As of 6 a.m. on July 25, Vietnam had 3,979 new confirmed cases. As of 8 a.m. on the 27th, the total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Vietnam was 106,347 .

According to reports, the Vietnamese government issued a lockdown order late at night on July 23 , and announced on the 24th that a 15-day lockdown would be implemented in the capital Hanoi from now on . Public gatherings of more than two people are prohibited, and only government agencies, hospitals and necessary businesses can continue to open.

The number of infections has surged and the epidemic situation is severe . The serious epidemic has had a significant impact on Vietnam's important OEM shoe industry .

Shoe giants Pou Chen and Feng Tai announced that they will continue to suspend operations. The Vietnam factory of Feng Tai, Nike's main shoe agent, originally planned to suspend operations from July 19 to 24, but now it has been extended to August 1.

Footwear giant Pou Chen also issued an announcement on the 23rd, announcing that the Pou Yuan Shoe Factory under its subsidiary Yue Yuen Industrial (Group) Co., Ltd. , located in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam , will extend the suspension of operations to August 1, 2021 in order to comply with the local government's epidemic prevention requirements and the health and safety of employees .

Vietnam is an important manufacturing base for Nike, the world's leading sporting goods company . According to an analysis by Panjiva, a supply chain research organization under S&P Global Market Intelligence , 49% of Nike's seaborne imports to the United States in the second quarter of 2021 (April-June) came from Vietnam.

The epidemic situation in Vietnam is now severe, with the number of infections surging. The suspension of operations at contract shoe factories such as shoe giants Fengtai and Pou Chen is likely to put Nike in danger of suspension of production and shortage of goods.

The back-to-school shopping season is approaching, and the global demand for Nike products will also increase greatly. However, the epidemic situation in Vietnam is severe, and the suspension of production or even out of stock of shoe products such as Nike will leave many practitioners at a loss.

At present, the fundamental way to solve this series of problems is to effectively control the epidemic. At present, Vietnam has made slow progress in purchasing and administering vaccines. Vietnam has a population of nearly 100 million, but so far, only nearly 4.5 million doses of vaccines have been administered . Vietnam is also developing its own vaccines, and the authorities have expressed the hope of achieving herd immunity in early 2022.

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OEM shoe factories extend shutdown