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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Verna Yu

Supply fears as China lockdown hits world’s largest iPhone factory

Residents in PPE waiting to enter a quarantine hotel in Zhengzhou on Tuesday.
Residents in PPE waiting to enter a quarantine hotel in Zhengzhou on Tuesday. Photograph: VCG/Getty Images

Chinese authorities have announced a seven-day coronavirus lockdown in the area around the world’s largest iPhone factory, stoking concern that production will be severely curtailed ahead of the Christmas period.

Foxconn’s plant in Zhengzhou, which employs about 200,000 people, produces the majority of Apple’s new phones, including the new iPhone 14.

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