China Shuts Down , Electronics Hub, Imposes , More COVID Lockdowns.<br />China Shuts Down , Electronics Hub, Imposes , More COVID Lockdowns.<br />On August 29, China's southern city of Shenzhen shut down the world's largest electronics market and halted public transport amid new lockdowns.<br />On August 29, China's southern city of Shenzhen shut down the world's largest electronics market and halted public transport amid new lockdowns.<br />CNN reports that authorities announced<br />neighborhood-wide lockdowns after <br />a small number of COVID cases were reported.<br />According to the district government, Huaqiangbei <br />is among three neighborhoods placed under<br />a mandatory four-day lockdown in the Futian district.<br />Residents living in the district are not allowed to leave <br />their homes except to receive COVID testing, which <br />they are required to do daily until at least September 1.<br />Residents living in the district are not allowed to leave <br />their homes except to receive COVID testing, which <br />they are required to do daily until at least September 1.<br />Businesses will also be required to shut down, <br />while supermarkets, pharmacies and hospitals <br />will be allowed to remain open.<br />On August 29, Shenzhen reported 35 infections, including 11 asymptomatic cases, in the international technology hub of 18 million people.<br />Dozens of neighborhoods have <br />been identified as "high-risk areas" and <br />placed under strict lockdown orders.<br />CNN reports that videos shared by residents <br />show metal barriers erected outside <br />residential buildings, locking residents inside.<br />CNN reports that videos shared by residents <br />show metal barriers erected outside <br />residential buildings, locking residents inside.<br />The upcoming period will be the most <br />stressful, high-risk and grim period for <br />epidemic prevention and control in our city, Shenzhen official, via CNN.<br />China's zero-COVID strategy has seen large <br />swathes of the country subject to rolling <br />lockdowns and mandatory daily testing.<br />China's zero-COVID strategy has seen large <br />swathes of the country subject to rolling <br />lockdowns and mandatory daily testing
