China's technology hub of Shenzhen will allow firms to resume work in an 'orderly' manner after the restriction of non-essential businesses in an effort to contain an outbreak of COVID-19, a city official said Thursday.
BEIJING, March 17 - China's technology hub of Shenzhen will allow firms to resume work in an "orderly" manner after the restriction of non-essential businesses in an effort to contain an outbreak of COVID-19, a city official said Thursday.
National officials have warned that virus control is becoming increasingly difficult with more than two dozen regions reporting infections recently. They called for various measures under the "dynamic" zero-COVID policy to be implemented more strictly and vigilantly.
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