City centre residents cannot leave the area unless they have a negative Covid test and permission from local authorities, and are advised not to leave their homes “unless necessary”. theSun theSundaily China iPhone factory workers protest
This image grab taken from AFP video footage and posted on November 23, 2022 shows workers at Foxconn’s iPhone factory in Zhengzhou in central China clashing with riot police as well as people wearing hazmat suits. - AFPPIX: China has ordered six million people into lockdown in a city where violent protests broke out at an iPhone factory over Covid isolation policies and working conditions.
City centre residents cannot leave the area unless they have a negative Covid test and permission from local authorities, and are advised not to leave their homes “unless necessary”. Many workers were also incensed by “chaotic” living conditions, the worker, who wished to remain anonymous, said. However, nearly three years into the pandemic, Covid cases are now higher than they have ever been in China
But under the zero-Covid policy, even small outbreaks can shut down entire cities and place contacts of infected patients into strict quarantine. The southern manufacturing hub of Guangzhou -- where nearly a third of the latest Covid cases were found -- has built thousands of temporary hospital rooms to accommodate patients.
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