China locks down Tech hub Shenzen
China, where officials have already sealed off the southern city of Shenzhen in response to a sudden Covid surge that has called China's zero Covid approach into question. To combat the new epidemic, authorities have set limitations in Shanghai and other large cities. Shenzhen is now dealing with an increase of omicron cases in factories and areas around the city. Hong Kong, the innovation powerhouse, has imposed a slew of restrictions, including a lockdown, to restrict the mobility of its 17 million citizens. Shenzhen is one of ten cities in the country that has issued some level of state house order to its residents. Meanwhile, owing to the Covid 19 lockout, key iPhone supplier Foxconn has paused operations at its Shenzhen locations.
Under the new Covid criteria, all non-essential enterprises in the region must close their doors until March 28th. In order to assist limit the virus's spread, the area has temporarily stopped its public transit system. Shenzhen. In the previous 24 hours, the city reported over 170 new viral cases, while Jillian province in the country's northeast reported over a thousand new cases for the second day in a succession.
China has also recorded 2300 new viral cases in the last 24 hours, and over 3400 in the previous day, the highest daily amount in two years. China was claimed to have resorted to tighter wider limits and targeted lockdowns to quell the abrupt flare-ups. Any infringement of Covid guidelines is dealt with harshly.