People wait in line to enter a supermarket following the Covid-19 outbreak in Beijing on April 25. Photo: Reuters
People wait in line to enter a supermarket following the Covid-19 outbreak in Beijing on April 25. Photo: Reuters

Stocks sink in Hong Kong, mainland China as Covid spreads to Beijing with district lockdown adding to cracks in economy

  • Beijing, a city of more than 20 million people, has locked down dozens of residential compounds and told residents in eastern Chaoyang district to undergo tests
  • Lockdowns are weighing on the economy with broken supply chains, factory closures and port congestion

People wait in line to enter a supermarket following the Covid-19 outbreak in Beijing on April 25. Photo: Reuters
People wait in line to enter a supermarket following the Covid-19 outbreak in Beijing on April 25. Photo: Reuters
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