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Holiday buying play has begun, but Apple is informing shoppers that its newest iPhones whitethorn not beryllium readily available.

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Apple said successful a news release that COVID-19 restrictions successful China person forced the superior mill that assembles the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max to run astatine “significantly reduced capacity.” Apple warned that customers “will acquisition longer hold times to person their caller products.”

The assembly plant, tally by Foxconn, is successful Zhengzhou, successful a territory that was locked down connected Nov. 2 for 7 days, the BBC reported.

The mill employs astir 200,000 people, with galore employees fleeing the tract implicit the stringent measures that person been enactment successful spot to curb COVID-19, Reuters reported.

Among the restrictions successful spot are that residents are not allowed to permission location and indispensable beryllium PCR-tested erstwhile daily, The Guardian reported. Public proscription has been suspended and each non-essential businesses were ordered to close.

A idiosyncratic named He spoke to The Financial Times connected Monday, saying the unit shortages astatine the works person been getting worse daily. He said his warehouse is typically staffed by 200 people, and by Monday determination were lone 65 left. He told the paper helium is sleeping astatine the warehouse due to the fact that helium doesn’t privation to get sick by sleeping successful crowded dormitory rooms.

China reported 5,643 caller COVID-19 infections connected Sunday, the highest regular fig successful the past six months, the BBC reported. Zhengzhou recorded 3,683 cases and 22 deaths connected Monday.

The iPhone is liable for astir fractional of Apple’s planetary sales, with the December 4th being the astir lucrative, The Financial Times reported.

Apple said successful its news release: “We are moving intimately with our supplier to instrumentality to mean accumulation levels portion ensuring the wellness and information of each worker.

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