Oh, Dear! Covid-19 interrupting supply chains from watches to lobsters


Working sorting out shirts at a garments manufacturing plant in Bandung, Indonesia. At a Sri Rejeki factory on the outskirts of Solo, in Central Java, where thousands of workers stitch clothes for the likes of J.C. Penney Co., Guess? Inc., Walmart Inc. and other major brands, the sewing machines are running at full capacity due to the Covid-19 outbreak. - Bloomberg

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE/JAKARTA: A Hong Kong watch maker who can’t get coils or wheels. New Zealand lobsters released back into the wild. A San Diego game studio facing delays to its latest fantasy board games. The coronavirus outbreak that has hobbled China’s economy is increasingly ricocheting through the world economy and supply chains.

To gauge the impact, Bloomberg asked businesses around the world to share their experiences.

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