{"id":27001,"date":"2022-10-28T19:01:29","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T19:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/china-covid-millions-back-in-lockdown-as-beijing-doubles-down-on-zero-covid"},"modified":"2022-10-28T19:12:55","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T19:12:55","slug":"china-covid-millions-back-in-lockdown-as-beijing-doubles-down-on-zero-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/china-covid-millions-back-in-lockdown-as-beijing-doubles-down-on-zero-covid","title":{"rendered":"China Covid: Millions back in lockdown as Beijing doubles down on zero-Covid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Dozens of cities across China, including Wuhan where the coronavirus was first recorded, have gone into lockdown &#8211; as the country pursues leader Xi Jinping&#8217;s zero-Covid policy.<\/p>\n<p>More than 800,000 people in one district in Wuhan were told to stay at home until 30 October. &#8220;We feel numb to it all. We feel more and more numb,&#8221; one local told Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>The city of Zhengzhou, home to the world&#8217;s largest iPhone manufacturing plant, was also affected. It comes as China reported a third straight day of more than 1,000 cases.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month Mr Xi signalled that there would be no easing up of the zero-Covid policy, calling it a &#8220;people&#8217;s war to stop the spread of the virus&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>As of Oct 24, some 28 cities across the country were implementing some degree of lockdown measures, analysts Nomura told news agency Reuters &#8211; with around 207 million people affected in regions responsible for almost a quarter of China&#8217;s GDP, it added.<\/p>\n<p>Across the country, around 200 lockdowns have been implemented in recent days &#8211; the majority of this affecting communities that have been marked as high or medium risk. Residents in different areas are subject to different rules, depending on whether they are in a low, medium or high-risk zone. Wuhan reported up to 25 new infections a day this week, with more than 200 cases over the past two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>In Zhengzhou, a &#8220;small number of employees&#8221; from Foxconn &#8211; a major manufacturer for Apple &#8211; have been &#8220;affected by the pandemic&#8221;, the manufacturer told the BBC, adding that quarantined employees were being provided with &#8220;material supplies, psychological comfort and responsive feedback&#8221;. 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