1 Covid case shuts China varsity, rtd soldiers being urged to help

SHANGHAI/BEIJING: Local authorities in China’s Henan province are urging retired soldiers and government workers to take on stints at Foxconn’s iphone factory in Zhengzhou, the official Shanghai Securities News reported on Tuesday.

The plant, the world’s largest iphone manufacturing facility, has been hit by discontent over government mandated measures to curb the spread of Covid-19, which required the company to isolate many workers but also prompted many others to flee in recent weeks.

The calls to retired workers have come from authorities in cities such as Jiyuan and Kaifeng, who are saying that those who take up the offer will be eligible to receive their current salary plus wages and bonuses from the factory, the publication said in a piece published on its official Wechat account.

Meanwhile,

authorities locked down a major university in Beijing on Wednesday after finding one Covid-19 case as they stick to a “zero-covid” approach despite growing public discontent.