E-commerce companies face disruption as India locks down to curb coronavirus


A police officer standing at New Delhi’s border barricade during lockdown by the authorities to limit the spreading of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in New Delhi, India. Flipkart said there were ‘operational issues on ground’ and it was working with governments to resolve them while Snapdeal said uniform implementation of the federal advisory would help reduce disruption for buyers. — Reuters

NEW DELHI: E-commerce and online groceries faced disruption to their warehouse and delivery operations in India on Monday as dozens of cities including New Delhi went into a lockdown to tackle the spread of coronavirus, industry executives said.

At least 75 districts across India were under lockdown to tackle the coronavirus that has infected 415 people and killed seven in the country with health experts warning a big jump could be imminent.

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