News / Covid restrictions causing bottlenecks, but some air cargo carriers carry on

A new Covid-driven bottleneck has hit the supply chain out of China: a severe shortage of truck drivers and air routes disrupted by crew restrictions.

Quarantine laws mean that yesterday was the last day to work and be out of quarantine by the Chinese New Year’s Eve on 11 February.

The result is that truck drivers are now self-isolating, and not working, before going to be with their families.

“The toughest thing now is finding trucks and drivers, it’s even harder than finding ...