1. COVID-19 has been vaccinated in 177countries and economies around the world. Within a month, the COVID-19 Vaccine implementation Plan has distributed more than 32 million doses of vaccine to 61 countries. At present, 36 countries are still waiting for the COVID-19 vaccine, and 16 of them are expected to receive the vaccine provided by the COVID-19 Vaccine implementation Plan within 15 days. The plan requires an additional 10 million doses of the vaccine so that 20 other countries can vaccinate their health workers and the elderly within the next two weeks.

2.At present, the global COVID-19 epidemic has lasted for more than a year. The epidemic prevention items such as masks and gloves used by human beings during the epidemic caused a great burden on the ecological environment. Asian Ocean, an environmental group, pointed out that taking into account the production of masks and various factors, about 1.6 billion masks will flow into the ocean in 2020. Many wild animals die as a result of accidental ingestion or entanglement in masks, which are estimated to take at least 450 years to decompose.

3. Suez Canal Authority: the rudder and propeller of the stranded cargo ship have begun to work and the rudder has moved 30 degrees. There are 369 ships waiting to pass through the Suez Canal and there is no timetable for ship shedding. Egyptian President Sisi has ordered preparations to lighten the load on the stranded freighter. In addition, dredgers that are dredging stranded vessels have moved 27000 cubic meters of sand to a depth of 18 meters.

 4.The butterfly effect of “Century ship blockage” has spread, and rescue may take several weeks. Lloyd’s, the world’s largest classification agency, estimates that the loss to world trade caused by the “blockage” of the Suez Canal reaches US $400m per hour, or about RMB 2.618 billion. Some analysts pointed out that the incident will also make the already tense global logistics even worse, and global shipping freight is expected to rise further and set a new record.

5.It has been revealed that the American Stock Exchange has launched an investigation into the craze of (SPAC) IPO, a special-purpose acquisition company. Write to Wall Street investment banks asking them to provide information about (SPAC) or related transactions, including fees, trading volume, internal controls, etc.

6.The Suez Canal Authority says the rescue of stranded cargo ships in the Suez Canal continues and the canal is suspended. Once the rescue is successful, the Suez Canal will be opened around the clock to make up for the waiting time for cargo ships. At present, the exact time of rescue of the stranded cargo ship has not been determined. Some rescue companies say they do not rule out the possibility that rescue may take several weeks.

7.U.S. president Joe Biden has decided to divide the $3 trillion economic recovery plan into two bills and will give a speech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Wednesday (March 31, local time). Elaborate on the first bill focusing on infrastructure reform in the United States.

 8.Office of the United States Trade Representative: all trade between the United States and Myanmar is suspended, effective immediately.

9.Brazil’s national bicycle industry association: in 2020, Brazilian bicycle sales rose 50% from a year earlier, while in Sao Paulo, Brazil’s largest city, bicycle sales increased by 16 percentage points above the national average to 66%. According to the industry, the impact of the epidemic has led to a significant increase in bicycle sales.