iPhone maker Pegatron halts Shanghai production due to Covid lockdown

Operations stopped in Chinese cities of Shanghai and Kunshan as global supply chains feel pinch of Beijing's zero-Covid measures

Key iPhone maker Pegatron has halted operations at two subsidiaries in the Chinese cities of Shanghai and Kunshan, as global supply chains feel the pinch of Beijing's strict zero-Covid measures.

The business hub of Shanghai has become the heart of China's biggest Covid-19 outbreak since the virus surfaced more than two years ago.