Irish Examiner View: Covid lockdown in China has wider implications

The seven-day lockdown at the Foxconn facility has thrust the unwelcome spectre of Covid-19 back in the spotlight again.

In this photo taken from video footage and released by Hangpai Xingyang, people with suitcases and bags are seen leaving from a Foxconn compound in Zhengzhou in central China's Henan Province on Saturday, October 29, 2022. Picture: Hangpai Xingyang via AP

The news from China this week is ominous, with recent reports of Covid-related security measures peaking with the announcement of a seven-day lockdown at the Foxconn Technology Group’s main plant in Zhengzhou.

If the name is familiar, it is because the plant is the biggest iPhone manufacturer in the world, and the lockdown is bound to have an impact on production.