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After strict two-week lockdown, Shanghai eases restrictions for some ...
After strict two-week lockdown, Shanghai eases restrictions for some residents: About 6.6 million people can go outdoors, but some must stay in their own ...
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Corona lockdown in China apparently slows down iPhone production
Corona lockdown in China apparently slows down iPhone production: The analyst Ming-Chi Kuo expects the situation to ease at the end of April at the earliest ...
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Workers flee strict Covid-19 lockdown at iPhone factory in China
Workers flee strict Covid-19 lockdown at iPhone factory in China: After enduring days of being locked down at Foxconn's iPhone factory in China with 200 ...
metro.co.uk/2022/10/31/workers-flee-strict-covid-19-lockdown-at-iphone-factory-in-china-17670409/
Nearly 'zero revenue': Macao's casinos were burning millions a ...
Nearly 'zero revenue': Macao's casinos were burning millions a day. Then came a lockdown
cnn.com/2022/07/20/business/macao-covid-lockdown-casinos-slump-intl-hnk/
'I'm very anxious': China's lockdowns leave millions out of work
'I'm very anxious': China's lockdowns leave millions out of work: New York Times: As lockdowns extend, millions are concerned about missing wages.
nytimes.com/2022/05/05/business/china-shanghai-covid-lockdown-economy.html
Panic-buying in Beijing as COVID cases spark fears of Shanghai-style ...
Panic-buying in Beijing as COVID cases spark fears of Shanghai-style lockdown: Online and brick-and-mortar grocery stores have sold out of fresh food ...
smh.com.au/world/asia/panic-buying-in-beijing-as-covid-cases-spark-fears-of-shanghai-style-lockdown-20220425-p5afyo.html
China will be deglobalisation’s big loser
China will be deglobalisation’s big loser: If President Xi Jinping allows Russia to divide the world with its war on Ukraine, it is China that will pay the ...
mg.co.za/article/2022-04-20-china-will-be-deglobalisations-big-loser/
China's Xian imposes temporary, partial lockdown to fight Omicron flare-up
China's Xian imposes temporary, partial lockdown to fight Omicron flare-up: The northwestern Chinese city of Xian said on Friday it will temporarily impose a ...
reuters.com/world/china/chinas-xian-imposes-temporary-partial-lockdown-fight-omicron-flare-up-2022-04-15/
Key FactsChina's Xian implements a short, partial lockdown to combat an Omicron flare-up.
Apr 30, 2023 · Reading time: ~20 sec.
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  • BEIJING, 15 APRIL (Reuters) - After reporting hundreds of COVID-19 infections this month, the northern Chinese city of Xian said on Friday that it will temporarily implement a partial lockdown to prevent the movement of its 13 million citizens, as China fights a record surge of cases.

  • Since March, mainland China has been dealing with the worst COVID-19 outbreak since the virus first appeared in late 2019 in the central city of Wuhan.

  • Xian, which had inhabitants evacuated in December to combat a Delta variant outbreak, discovered 43 locally transmitted diseases in the current Omicron outbreak.
China's Communist Party, government come under fire for Shanghai ...
China's Communist Party, government come under fire for Shanghai lockdown: The prolonged lockdowns have left people without food and medical care.  ...
straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/communist-party-government-come-under-fire-for-shanghais-lockdown
iPhone supplier Pegatron suspends production at two factories in China
iPhone supplier Pegatron suspends production at two factories in China: One of Apple's top suppliers is stopping work at its factories in and around Shanghai ...
cnn.com/2022/04/13/tech/pegatron-shanghai-kunshan-production-intl-hnk/
Key FactsPegatron, the maker of the iPhone, has halted production in Shanghai because to Covid-19 restrictions.
May 1, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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  • China, Beijing: Pegatron, a key iPhone manufacturer, has ceased operations at two subsidiaries in the Chinese cities of Shanghai and Kunshan, as Beijing's harsh 'zero-Covid' regulations hit global supply chains.

  • Since the virus's discovery more than two years ago, Shanghai has been the epicenter of China's largest Covid-19 outbreak.

  • On Wednesday, China recorded roughly 28,000 local virus infections, the vast majority of which were in Shanghai.

  • Another major supplier, Foxconn, ceased operations in the Chinese innovation capital of Shenzhen in March.
Total corona lockdown: Worst fears come true in Shanghai
Total corona lockdown: Worst fears come true in Shanghai: The fact that China is fighting the corona pandemic with a strict no-Covid regime is nothing new ...
focus.de/politik/ausland/der-totale-corona-lockdown-in-shanghai-werden-die-schlimmsten-befuerchtungen-wahr_id_82299380.html
US pulls non-emergency government staff out of locked-down Shanghai as ...
US pulls non-emergency government staff out of locked-down Shanghai as Covid surges
itv.com/news/2022-04-12/us-pulls-non-emergency-staff-out-of-locked-down-shanghai-as-covid-surges
US State Department orders non-essential staff to leave Shanghai over ...
US State Department orders non-essential staff to leave Shanghai over COVID-19: SHANGHAI: The United States has ordered all non-essential employees at its ...
channelnewsasia.com/asia/us-state-department-orders-non-essential-staff-leave-shanghai-over-covid-19-2621141
Shanghai tweaks lockdown rules amid COVID-19 surge
Shanghai tweaks lockdown rules amid COVID-19 surge: City will be divided into three tiers depending on recent cases amid rising anger over shortages of food ...
aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/12/shanghai-tweaks-lockdown-rules-amid-covid-19-surge
China lockdowns: Guangzhou closes to nearly all arrivals as Covid cases ...
China lockdowns: Guangzhou closes to nearly all arrivals as Covid cases grow: The manufacturing hub of Guangzhou closed itself to most arrivals on Monday as ...
itv.com/news/2022-04-11/china-lockdowns-guangzhou-closes-to-most-arrivals-as-covid-cases-grow
Key FactsGuangzhou, China's manufacturing powerhouse, is closed to new immigrants owing to a COVID surge.
May 1, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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  • In Guangzhou, people queue for testing.

  • On Monday, 26,087 new cases were reported in Shanghai, although just 914 of those new cases displayed symptoms.

  • On Monday, only 27 instances were reported in Guangzhou.

  • In the Guangzhou area, many schools have shifted to online learning after 23 people tested positive at schools last week.