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iPhone City Maintains Plant Curbs as China Tweaks Covid Approach
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iPhone City Maintains Plant Curbs as China Tweaks Covid Approach

[ad_1] iPhone assembly plant remains in a closed-loop operation that curtails workers’ movement on campus, potentially complicating the effort to resume full production. Apple Inc.'s most important iPhone assembly plant remains in a closed-loop operation that curtails workers' movement on campus, potentially complicating the effort to resume full production. Foxconn Technology Group is sticking with measures adopted weeks ago limiting staff movements in order to handle a Covid outbreak, according to a person familiar with operations, who asked not to be named as the information is not public. The closed-loop approach restricts workers to their dorms or the factory floor, minimizing the number of other people they come into contact with in hopes of containing the spread of the virus...
China widens COVID curbs, Apple factory unrest adds to economy worries
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China widens COVID curbs, Apple factory unrest adds to economy worries

[ad_1] Chinese authorities imposed more restrictions on Wednesday to rein in a rapid rise in COVID-19 infections, adding to investors' worries about the economy. Chinese authorities imposed more restrictions on Wednesday to rein in a rapid rise in COVID-19 infections, adding to investors' worries about the economy just as fresh unrest at the world's largest iPhone factory highlighted the social and financial toll of these curbs.Across China, cities including the capital Beijing and financial hub Shanghai have closed malls and parks, and imposed limits on the movement of people arriving from elsewhere as infections neared record highs last seen in April. The measures are darkening the outlook for the world's second-largest economy and dampening hopes that China would significantly ease...
Want iPhone 14 Pro or Max? Then read this
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Want iPhone 14 Pro or Max? Then read this

[ad_1] Apple Inc. is warning customers they'll have to wait longer to get its latest iPhone models after anti-virus restrictions were imposed on a contractor's factory in central China. Apple Inc. is warning customers they'll have to wait longer to get its latest iPhone models after anti-virus restrictions were imposed on a contractor's factory in central China. The company announcement Sunday gave no details but said the factory operated by Foxconn in the central city of Zhengzhou is “operating at significantly reduced capacity.” “We now expect lower iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max shipments than we previously anticipated,” the company said. “Customers will experience longer wait times to receive their new products.” Foxconn Technology Group said earlier it imposed anti-vi...