With the Omicron strain, we usher in a new 2022. However, on the occasion of this new year, amazing news came from the United States - more than one million cases were diagnosed in a single day.

According to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University, on January 3 local time, the United States reported more than 1 million new confirmed cases in a single day, setting a new record. Among them, the infection cases of Omicron virus have accounted for 95%.

Among them are workers working in the port. It is understood that many staff in LA / lb port are infected with the new crown, and the diagnosis rate is rising.

McKenna, President of the Pacific Maritime Association, said in an interview: "although it has not affected the labor supply for the time being, it is not ruled out that it will not happen in the future, or even more serious."

At present, a number of terminal suppliers in these two ports say that they have not felt the impact from Omicron for the time being, but I believe this impact will come soon.

They also added that if there is a labor shortage in the port, it will lead to further port congestion. Because there is not enough labor to clean the containers.

As the number of containers stranded in the port has decreased a lot, the policy of charging container detention fee, which has been said to be launched before, has been postponed again.

However, there are still many ships calling outside La / lb port. According to the Southern California Maritime exchange, up to now, there are still more than 100 ships near the two ports.

McKenna said that on January 4, about 150 port workers underwent the new crown test, of which nearly 100 were positive.

Some people suspect that the number of cases is underestimated because many workers have not received the test results. In the previous shift, more than 100 posts were vacant, which has never happened in recent weeks.