China Struggles to Contain Major COVID-19 Surge; Lockdowns Threaten Global Economy
Summary from the AllSides News Team
China is seeing its worst COVID-19 outbreak since the start of the pandemic.
Tens of millions of people are under lockdown in China as the country experiences its highest number of daily COVID-19 infections since the Wuhan outbreak in early 2020. China's national health commission reported 3,122 new cases on Saturday, the first time new cases have exceeded 3,000 in a day in China. Two major Chinese cities, Changchun and Shenzhen, are under lockdown with public transport and nearly all public venues closed. Foxconn Technology Group, a major supplier for Apple in Shenzhen that assembles some iPhones and iPads, and other tech manufacturers in the region say they will relocate production to avoid a massive backlog. The entire province of Jilin, which is home to 24 million people, is also under lockdown.
Outlets across the spectrum, especially right-rated and business-focused sources, highlighted how the lockdowns could strain an already-unstable global supply chain and U.S. inflation. Some sources quoted voices who said China's strict "zero-COVID" measures were ineffective against the highly contagious Omicron variant and were likely to have negative effects on the economy.
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