Firms flag rapid spread of disruptions

TAIPEI: Around 30 Taiwanese companies, many making parts for electronics, said yesterday that government Covid-19 control measures in eastern China had led them to suspend production until next week, as disruption from the measures spreads.

China has put Shanghai under a tight lockdown since late March and neighbouring Kunshan has also tightened curbs to control the country’s biggest Covid-19 outbreak since the coronavirus was discovered in late 2019 in the city of Wuhan.