China lockdowns raise global supply chain concerns
Millions of people are affected by lockdowns and other restrictions in China.
In Shenzhen, nonessential workers must remain at home, buses and subway train services will pause, adults must have three PCR tests "in the coming days," but "pharmacies, medical institutions and express delivery services will be allowed to stay open," the NYT reports.Meanwhile, Jilin, a city in northeast China entered a partial lockdown Saturday and Yanji, near the border with North Korea, followed suit a day later, AFP notes.
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