3:09:41 PM PDT by [algore](/~algore/)

Chinese tech manufacturer Foxconn has halted production of Apple products at its factory in Shenzhen, after 17 million people were put in a new covid lockdown.

Restrictions on movement were spread across Shanghai and other major cities to combat an outbreak challenging the nation's zero-tolerance Covid strategy.

Apple supplier Foxconn suspends iPhone production in Shenzhen as 17 million people in the Chinee tech hub city are locked down due to COVID outbreak comes via ChinaTechNews.com.