China: Strict Kovid lockdown in Zhengzhou, China, Chinese workers running away from iPhone factory

Posted on 31st Oct 2022 by rohit kumar

The corona epidemic in China is not taking its name to an end. Corona cases are increasing rapidly in many provinces. At the same time, due to the imposition of the lockdown, people's life has become disturbed. Meanwhile, Chinese workers are fleeing the country's largest iPhone plant. Let us inform you that because of the outbreak of Kovid, China has announced strict Kovid restrictions at the world's largest iPhone plant in Zhengzhou.

 

Employees will be kept in strict isolation

Foxconn employees are on the run to escape the Kovid lockdown. In a video shared on Chinese social media, people can be seen running out of the Foxconn-owned plant. It is being told that due to the increasing cases of Corona, all the employees working at Foxconn will be quarantined. For information, let us tell you that Zhengzhou Foxconn employs about 300,000 employees and more than half of the world's iPhones are made in this factory.

 

Running away from the factory to his home

Many migrant laborers from Henan province are running home on foot due to the Kovid lockdown and lack of food. Please tell us that due to the lockdown in China, public transport is not available. Several videos are going viral on Chinese social media on Saturday in which Foxconn workers can be seen returning to their homes.

 

Arrangements are also being made for Foxconn workers to eat on the streets. There have been 97 corona cases in the last seven days in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province. The city of about 10 million people has been partially locked down. China will continue the strict lockdown under the Zero Covid policy.

 

China's zero covid policy

Foxconn, which serves as a supplier to US-based Apple, has thousands of employees at its Zhengzhou campus. Under China's strict zero-covid policy, several measures are being taken to make cities corona free. In this, along with the lockdown, there is a complete ban on people's exit and travel.

 

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