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Cross-border trade in Shenzhen has ground to a halt after local government imposed a citywide, seven-day lockdown to deal with Covid-19 outbreak.
(Bloomberg) -- Lockdowns in China are spreading with the city of Langfang, located just 55 kilometers from Beijing, joining Shenzhen in imposing restrictions as the number of new Covid-19 cases in the mainland more than doubled.
Orders placed with global e-commerce platforms like Amazon and Walmart may be delayed by virus lockdowns and restrictions in some of China's key manufacturing hubs, according to an industry body.
South Africa registered 1,461 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the cumulative total to 3,696,823. A further two Covid-19-related deaths were reported, taking total official deaths to 99,727. A total of 32,722,417 vaccines have been administered.
Unilateral product bans, Covid measures, narrow roads and high agricultural produce fees stifle cross-border business.