China’s Manufacturing Centers Are At Risk From Omicron-related Cases

China’s manufacturing centers are at risk from Omicron-related cases

New Delhi, December 14, 2014 : .China is currently battling Covid outbreaks that have weighed on major manufacturing centers, Global Times reported.
Within 24 hours of North China’s Tianjin reporting the first Omicron coronavirus variant imported to China on Monday night, Guangzhou (capital of South China’s Guangdong Province) reported another imported Omicron virus-infected case on Tuesday.

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The sporadic epidemics have been affecting important manufacturing centers and ports like Shaoxing, Ningbo and Ningbo.

However, Dongguan (which is considered the world’s largest factory in Guangdong) also conducted nucleic acids tests in Zhejiang at midnight Monday, after two Covid-positive patients.

The Global Times reports that Zhejiang’s businesses are experiencing logistical difficulties.

This may affect clothing companies and other parts of the local economy.

All companies except those producing essential products (or personal protective equipment) in Zhenhai in Ningbo were required to cease production on December 8.

Shangyu District in Shaoxing ordered local businesses to stop production on the same day.Only firms that produce PPE and other vital products were exempted.

Shangyu, a major hub for textile dye companies, and Zhenhai, a crucial base for domestic petrochemical industries.

Aside from halting factory production, those cities have also restricted intercity transportation.

Zhejiang has closed 10 freeway toll stations on five highways, while Zhenhai and Shangyu have suspended package delivery services.A total of 247 bus lines have also been suspended in Ningbo and Shaoxing.

Several local businesses told the Global Times that the suspension, combined with new public health measures limiting the flow of goods and people, has triggered logistical challenges for their companies, with truck drivers unwilling to enter the affected areas for fear they may be caught up in the new measures or forced to observe quarantine, the report said.

“We can’t ship our products from Shaoxing.Drivers from Ningbo are reluctant to come here, and warehouses in Ningbo are reluctant to accept our products,” Jin Xiaobo, the CEO of Zhejiang Kaierhai Textile Garments, which is based in Shaoxing, told the Global Times.Shaoxing is about 120 km from Ningbo.

This has caused headaches for traders, as they have no means to ship products to their overseas clients, particularly during what is the peak delivery season for clothing companies.

However, the overall impact should be limited to certain industries and localities within the province, with general supply chains remaining stable, businesspeople and officials said.


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