India's Covid spike severely dents Apple iPhone production 

The new wave of infections has disrupted businesses including Foxconn, which makes Apple products for India's home market

Apple CEO Tim Cook with the iPhone 12. Production in the important Indian market has slumped due to the spike in Covid cases.

Production of the Apple iPhone 12 at a Foxconn factory in India has slumped by more than 50% because workers infected with Covid-19 have had to leave their posts.

The Foxconn facility in the southern state of Tamil Nadu produces iPhones specifically for India, the world's second-largest smartphone market.