Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Source: SKULD

Original Date Posted: 8/3/2020

On 11 March 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic and this announcement followed the declaration of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the WHO on 30 January 2020. Whilst the initial outbreak of COVID-19 occurred in Wuhan, China, the disease is now extending to all the five continents with most of the 195 countries worldwide being affected. Many countries have implemented strict measures to reduce the exposure and transmission of COVID-19 to their citizens and which do have an impact on shipping.

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