China locks down major iPhone making city as Covid cases jump to a record high, sparking concerns that lockdowns could stretch beyond 2023
"There's no way an uncontrolled wave of infections can be managed" Bloomberg Intelligence senior pharmaceutical analyst Sam Fazeli in the report."This reinforces the need for local infection control, including closing of businesses, prolonging China's reopening.
Despite the surge in COVID-19 infections in China, the Chinese and Hong Kong markets are flat at midday on Thursday.Subscribe to push notifications
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