Apple says iPhone supplies hurt by anti-virus curbs in China - WDIO

FILE - Customers store astatine an Apple Store connected the archetypal time of merchantability for the Apple iPhone 14 successful Beijing, China connected Sept. 16, 2022. Apple Inc. is informing customers volition person to hold longer to get its latest iPhone models aft anti-virus restrictions were imposed connected a contractor's mill successful cardinal China. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Mark Schiefelbein]

BEIJING (AP) — Apple Inc. is informing customers they’ll person to hold longer to get its latest iPhone models aft anti-virus restrictions were imposed connected a contractor’s mill successful cardinal China.

The institution announcement Sunday gave nary details but said the mill operated by Foxconn successful the cardinal metropolis of Zhengzhou is “operating astatine importantly reduced capacity.”

“We present expect little iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max shipments than we antecedently anticipated,” the institution said. “Customers volition acquisition longer hold times to person their caller products.”

Foxconn Technology Group said earlier it imposed anti-virus measures connected the mill successful Zhengzhou pursuing microorganism outbreaks. Apple and Foxconn antecedently hadn’t responded to questions astir however iPhone accumulation mightiness beryllium affected.

Last week, access to the concern zone wherever the mill is located was suspended for 1 week pursuing a surge successful infections successful Zhengzhou and the departure of workers from the factory.

“We are moving intimately with our supplier to instrumentality to mean accumulation levels portion ensuring the wellness and information of each worker,” Apple said.

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