On March 31, 2020, the Secretary of Health published in the Official Gazette of the Federation, the Agreement establishing extraordinary actions to address the health emergency generated by the SARS-CoV2 virus (COVID-19), noting that The public, private and social sectors must implement the immediate suspension, from March 30 to April 30, 2020, of non-essential activities.

Likewise, said Agreement indicates that only activities considered essential may continue to function, highlighting, among others, the work of the medical, paramedical, administrative and support branches throughout the National Health System; public safety and citizen protection; the defense of national integrity and sovereignty; the administration and administration of justice; legislative activity, as well as the financial sectors, the tax collection sector, and the food industry.

With regard to the field of Foreign Trade, although it is true that this is closely linked to various economic activities and sectors, the Agreement highlights the following:

1. Logistics. (airports, ports and railways)
2. Storage and cold chain services for essential supplies.
3. Freight transportation services.
4. The distribution and sale of energy.

In all the places and enclosures in which the activities defined as essential are carried out, the following practices must be observed, in a mandatory way:

- Meetings or congregations of more than 50 people may not be held;

- People should wash their hands frequently;

- People must sneeze or cough applying the respiratory tag (covering nose and mouth with a disposable tissue or with the forearm);

- Do not greet with a kiss, hand or hug (greeting from a distance), and

- All other healthy distance measures in force, issued by the Federal Ministry of Health;

At MDI Trade Solutions, we urge you to follow all the necessary measures to protect your health and the well-being of all.

See the full content of the Agreement  here.