Production Hit At World's Largest iPhone Factory After Covid Surge
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Foxconn, Apple's principal subcontractor, has seen a surge in Covid-19 cases at its Zhengzhou site, leading the company to shutter the vast complex in a bid to keep the virus in check.
Apple said Covid restrictions have "temporarily impacted" production at Foxconn's vast iPhone factory in central China, after a surge in cases led the Taiwanese tech giant to lock down the world's largest manufacturer of new devices.
Foxconn, Apple's principal subcontractor, has seen a surge in Covid-19 cases at its Zhengzhou site, leading the company to shutter the vast complex in a bid to keep the virus in check.
Panicking workers then fled the site on foot in the wake of allegations of poor conditions at the facility, which employs hundreds of thousands of workers.
"Covid-19 restrictions have temporarily impacted the primary iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max assembly facility located in Zhengzhou, China," California-based Apple said in a statement late Sunday.
