On November 24, 2020, on average, one person died from COVID-19 in the United States every 40 seconds;

On December 3, 2020, on average, one person died from COVID-19 in the United States every 30 seconds.

After Black Friday, the epidemic in the United States exploded! And because of the "side effects" of the severe epidemic in the United States, many sellers suffered heavy blows again.

The U.S. epidemic has not yet reached its peak

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said: It seems that the term "wave" is no longer used to describe the epidemic in the United States. The epidemic has not yet reached its peak . It is not until the third quarter of next year that there may be significant changes in the epidemic in the United States.

▲ Source: NBC NEWS

On December 5, a report in The Atlantic stated that the U.S. medical system has reached its breaking point.

The surge in critically ill patients has overwhelmed the medical system, which is on the verge of collapse. With no beds or ambulances, the patients' families can only seek help online.

At the same time, the medical tension in the United States is no longer limited to hospital bed resources, but extends to all parts of the upstream and downstream supply chains.

Due to the severe COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, there are cases where the bodies of COVID-19 victims have gone unclaimed. Near 39th Street, not far from Manhattan in New York City, there are many refrigerated trucks containing hundreds of unclaimed bodies of COVID-19 victims.

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However, there is good news. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reviewing the Pfizer vaccine and is expected to approve it on December 10.

However, multiple surveys have shown that most nurses on the front line of epidemic prevention in the United States are skeptical or even resistant to vaccination. Among the nearly 13,000 nurses interviewed, only 34% were willing to receive the new crown vaccine, while those who were unwilling to get vaccinated and those who were still hesitant accounted for 36% and 31% respectively.

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Some medical staff also said that they would only dare to get vaccinated after Fauci, a highly respected American epidemic prevention expert, personally said that these vaccines are "safe and effective."

Therefore, The Washington Post proposed that if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration allows a new crown vaccine to be marketed, Biden and Harris should immediately be vaccinated with the vaccine "on national television" to demonstrate their "determination to fight the epidemic."

▲ Screenshot from The Washington Post

After reading this, perhaps many cross-border sellers have had their cognition refreshed by Americans.

At the same time, some sellers are worried: If the United States does not control the epidemic, we will not be able to survive...

Indeed, when the nest is overturned, all the eggs will be broken. The series of impacts brought about by the severe epidemic in the United States have caused great pain to many sellers.

The seller's logistics was blocked and the goods were stolen

Since the resumption of work this year, the daily morning report in the seller communication group will be attached with the number of confirmed cases in various countries. Looking at the epidemic data in the United States from tens of thousands to tens of millions, some sellers said: It is no longer meaningful to pay attention to the number of confirmed cases in the United States every day . Only by looking at the number of new deaths can we more clearly understand the severity of the epidemic.

It is precisely because of the increasingly severe epidemic situation in the United States that the time delay of air and sea delivery in the United States is relatively serious, and the goods in transit will be delayed to varying degrees. At the same time, coupled with external factors such as the snowstorm in the United States and the closure of Los Angeles, the ocean terminals are now blocked, the airport cargo terminal is slow to remove the pallets, and the FBA warehouses, UPS and FEDEX warehouses are overwhelmed. It can be said that the seller's first-leg and last-leg logistics are under great threat.

To make matters worse, with cross-border logistics so poor, the safety of sellers' goods cannot be guaranteed.

According to foreign media reports, Washington police said that four suspects robbed an Amazon delivery truck last Friday afternoon. This is the only case that has been reported, and it is unknown how many more have not been reported. Therefore, it is hoped that sellers can always pay attention to their logistics and goods.

In addition to logistics and cargo safety, some sellers also said that their inventory capacity has been limited again!

Is FBA's maximum inventory capacity limited?

According to feedback from sellers in the seller communication group: Amazon's inventory capacity has suddenly dropped a lot in the past two days, and it is impossible to ship goods. The goods will be out of stock by Christmas.

▲ The screenshot comes from the seller communication group

In addition, some sellers said: FBA’s maximum inventory level suddenly dropped a lot, and some were directly cut in half!

At the same time, some sellers complained: The quantity that can be shipped is directly reset to zero. Does my brother-in-law want me to celebrate the New Year earlier?

▲ The screenshot comes from the seller communication group

The sudden drop in the maximum inventory level has led to the cancellation of a large number of delivery plans. Some sellers have analyzed this: the maximum inventory seems to have become a month's worth, so now it seems that only a month's worth of inventory can be shipped, and some may even be less than that. However, some categories have not been reduced, probably because Amazon wants to reserve storage space and processing capacity for peak season products.

As the epidemic situation in the United States remains severe, how are the logistics of cross-border sellers doing? Is the maximum inventory capacity limited? Feel free to share your misfortunes in the comments section .