COVID-19: China locks down area around world's largest iPhone factory

Local officials announced the lock down in a statement

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Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn assembles the majority of the world's iPhones from its Zhengzhou facility
Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn assembles the majority of the world's iPhones from its Zhengzhou facility
Reuters

Chinese authorities on Wednesday locked down the area surrounding the world's largest iPhone factory after reports of an outbreak at the facility spread on social media.

Central China's Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone, where Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn runs a massive plant, entered seven days of "static management" on Wednesday, local officials said in a statement, using a local term for lockdown.

Foxconn assembles the majority of the world's iPhones from its Zhengzhou facility. 

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