Parts of Beijing and Guangzhou and other cities were in semi-lockdown on Monday in a bid to slow the minimize the spread of Covid-19 as cases rise in various areas.

Officials in Guangzhou in southern China are setting up makeshift hospitals and quarantine facilities as Covid cases rise to more than 8,700 in the southern manufacturing hub

Local government chiefs have reportedly appealed to former government workers too to take on work at the tech firm’s Covid-affected factory

While many cities have said they will scale back testing, China's Covid cases continued to rise on Tuesday, most notably in Guangzhou, where there is concern of possible lockdowns

Data released by the National Health Commission on Sunday showed 14,878 new Covid infections for November 12, up from 11,950 on Friday

Moves by the Politburo caused Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index to soar by over 7% on Friday, while Shanghai's benchmark CSI 300 jumped by 3% and the yuan hit a one-month high

Pressure is mounting on Beijing to curb over-zealous provincial authorities who fear being blamed for failing to contain the virus

Five of southern manufacturing hub's 11 districts – and more than half of its 19 million residents – have been affected by the order announced over social media on Wednesday

The number of new infections jumped to 7,475 on November 7, official said, with the Guangzhou manufacturing hub accounting for close to a third of new cases

The Hurun Rich list, which ranks China's wealthiest citizens, said the number of dollar billionaires dropped by 239 to 946 this year.

Apple said on Sunday production of its iPhone 14 has been hit by Covid-19 restrictions at its key assembly plant in Zhengzhou, in central China.

Chinese authorities have ramped up moves to contain Covid outbreaks after health officials reported 5,496 new local infections on Monday, the worst since May 2