Shenzhen sends 100 companies into closed loop

The city of Shenzhen has imposed a closed loop system on 100 large enterprises to reduce worker contacts. The measure should decrease the number of Covid infections in the metropolis. Major industrial companies such as BYD, Foxconn, Huawei, ZTE, drone maker DJI, and also oil company CNOOC are affected, Bloomberg reported. According to the report, the measure will initially apply for seven days. Workers and employees are to be protected from contacts outside the factories and their offices in the process. Shenzhen has reported around 20 new Covid infections in each of the last few days.