Guangzhou shutdown: Covid curbs increased in China factory hub Guangzhou as outbreak balloons

(Bloomberg) -- China is increasing Covid restrictions in southern manufacturing powerhouse Guangzhou, suspending schools and widening lockdowns after days of more incremental moves failed to arrest a swelling outbreak.

The order came after two more districts followed the Haizhu region in locking down, with residents confined to their homes except to shop for essential items like food.

While small by global standards, the tally is helping drive the national case count to levels not seen since Shanghai’s massive outbreak in the spring. The persistence of Guangzhou’s flareup raises the risk of more stringent action from authorities in the factory hub, home to many garment manufacturers as well as automakers like EV company Xpeng Inc. It’s also just over the border from Hong Kong.

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