A spokesman from the tech giant said that production in the Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen has been halted by the major supplier for Apple. China has managed to keep covid-19 cases relatively low for the past two years, which is why the halt in operations is a direct result.
Beijing's order on Sunday that non-essential businesses in Shenzhen pause operations until March 20 resulted in the temporary shut down of two Foxconn campuses in Shenzhen. The city of 17 million has been locked down as cases rise, with many workers being told to work from home if they can.
The operation of Foxconn in Shenzhen, China has been suspended from March 14 onwards in compliance with the local government's new covid-19 policy. The date of factory restart is to be advised by the local government, according to a spokesman for the group.
Due to our diversified production sites in China, we have adjusted the production line. All employees are required to have covid PCR test on top of existing prevention measures to ensure health and safety.
China reported 1,437 new cases of covid-19 on Monday, an incredibly high number for the country relative to just a few weeks ago. According to the National Health Commission, at least 75 new cases were reported in Shenzhen on Monday and 60 new cases were reported on Sunday.
Despite the fact that the coronaviruses originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, China has done well with managing covid-19 over the past two years. China has been able to control the spread of the virus through mass testing, though the latest omicron wave may prove too much to be truly contained. Time will tell.
The largest iPhone production facility in China is in the city of Zhengzhou, which is currently not in a lockdown. The city of Zhengzhou has not reported a lot of covid-19 cases since January when the city went into lock down.
Tech companies are suspending operations in Shenzhen as cases rise. Unimicron Technology, a major supplier for Intel, has paused production in the city.
According to the report, all of the companies' offices in Shenzhen are likely to be closed until at least March 20. No one knows how long Shenzhen's lockdown will last.
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