Pashmina Factory Partially Re-opens

A little good news with regards to the production of pashminas.

The pashmina factory in Kathmandu has re-opened yesterday.

The Maoist government of Nepal has finally lifted some of the insane restrictions on businesses.

However only 9 of the 70 employees have managed to get to work. 

The rest are stuck in their home towns and villages due to the government restrictions.

They will come back to work as soon as they are allowed and are able to get there.

Some context on COVID-19 in Nepal

So far there have been 75 positive identifications of COVID-19 in Nepal (population 28million)

Either the Nepalese government have been incredibly successful in squashing the virus, or they have lifted restrictions before the virus has really got going, or maybe the restrictions were pointless harm.

Special Offer (FREE pashmina) and effect of COVID-19 on sales

Wow! Sales down 90% compared to the same week last year. Anyone experiencing similar ?

I know many have lost a job so are experiencing a 100% drop in their sales.

In our case, maybe it's partly caused by the lovely warm weather!

So, in partnership with HammockHeaven, we are offering a FREE pashmina scarf (worth up to £39) when you buy any of this years 10 new hammock designs. This offer is available until the end of lock down . Just write which pashmina scarf you would like in the comments box when you complete your purchase.

https://www.hammockheaven.co.uk/product-tag/new-2020/

Nepal on Lockdown for 1-Week

Our factory is closed for at least one week.

For customers of Mypashmina.co.uk, this means that bespoke orders will be delayed by at least one week. We have plenty of stock in the UK, so other orders will not be effected.

Nepal has had 2 confirmed cases of COVID-19 so far.

The borders are already closed and from today there is a shutdown for 1 week. I predict that the lock down will get extended.

The effect on the Nepalese economy is going to be devastating.

9% of GDP is from tourism, and that is already down to zero. Exports will be hit next.

Our workers will get paid for as long as we are trading.

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https://tkpo.st/2WCfoHW