Foxconn to ease Covid-19 curbs in Chinese iPhone factory

(Chinatopix Via AP)

The company that assembles Apple iPhones has announced it is easing Covid-19 restrictions at its largest factory in China that led thousands of workers to quit and drastically slowed production.

Foxconn Technology Group said in a statement on one of its official WeChat social media accounts that it would end the so-called “closed loop” system at the facility in Zhengzhou, central China, that required workers to stay in their workplaces and dormitories to prevent the spread of coronavirus infections.