bodyType

customContents

entityId

printArticlePageQuery

filter

article

body

urlAlias

articleSectionsContent

articleSeoArticle

articleSourceHeaderArticle

contentSchemaRenderContent

contentSubHeadlineContent

contentHeadlineContent

mainImagePrintArticleArticle

authorBlockPrintArticleArticle

contentSponsorTagContent

articlePianoPaywallContent

scmpYoutubeContent

hooksTrackPageViewArticle

query printArticlePageQuery(
  $entityId: String!
  $customContents: [CustomContentInput]
  $bodyType: BodyFormatTypeEnum
) {
  article(filter: {entityId: $entityId}) {
    entityId
    body(customContents: $customContents, type: $bodyType) {
      json
    }
    urlAlias
    ...articleSectionsContent
    ...articleSeoArticle_3o8td4
    ...articleSourceHeaderArticle
    ...contentSchemaRenderContent
    ...contentSubHeadlineContent
    ...contentHeadlineContent
    ...mainImagePrintArticleArticle
    ...authorBlockPrintArticleArticle
    ...contentSponsorTagContent
    ...articlePianoPaywallContent
    ...scmpYoutubeContent
    ...hooksTrackPageViewArticle
    id
  }
}

fragment articlePianoPaywallContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksPaywallPromiseContent
}

fragment articleSectionsContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  sections {
    value {
      ...helpersCheckIfNewsSectionInFirstIndexSection
      ...entityLink
      name
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment articleSeoArticle_3o8td4 on Article {
  ...hooksArticleSeoArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersGetArticleTypeArticle
  entityId
  publishedDate
  updatedDate
  summary {
    text
  }
  subHeadline {
    text
  }
  body(customContents: $customContents, type: $bodyType) {
    text
  }
  keywords
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  topics {
    name
    entityId
    id
  }
  urlAlias
  authors {
    name
    id
  }
  images {
    style(filter: {style: "768x768"}) {
      url
    }
  }
  readingTime
}

fragment articleSourceHeaderArticle on Article {
  urlAlias
  ...entityLink
}

fragment authorBlockPrintArticleArticle on Article {
  ...defaultArticleDateContent
  ...authorNamesArticle
}

fragment authorNameAuthor on Author {
  ...entityLink
  name
  entityUuid
}

fragment authorNamesArticle on Article {
  authorLocations
  authors {
    entityId
    location
    ...authorNameAuthor
    id
  }
}

fragment blockquoteQuoteContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...contentShareWidgetContent
}

fragment checkersCheckContentContainsStarlingImageContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment contentHeadlineContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  headline
  socialHeadline
  ...contentHeadlineTagContent
  ...helpersUseContentSponsorContent
}

fragment contentHeadlineTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksContentHeadlineTagContent
}

fragment contentNewsletterWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    relatedNewsletters {
      ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
      id
    }
    id
  }
  sections {
    value {
      relatedNewsletters {
        ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
        id
      }
      id
    }
  }
  ... on Article {
    relatedNewsletters {
      ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment contentSchemaRenderContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...blockquoteQuoteContent
  ...imageContent
  ...inlineWidgetContent
  ...photoGalleryWidgetContent
  ...scmpYoutubeContent
}

fragment contentShareWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  urlAlias
  shortUrl
  socialHeadline
  headline
}

fragment contentSponsorTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...helpersUseContentSponsorContent
}

fragment contentSubHeadlineContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  subHeadline {
    json
  }
  summary {
    json
  }
  ...contentSchemaRenderContent
}

fragment defaultArticleDateContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksArticleDateUtilsContent
}

fragment entityLink on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  __typename
  entityId
  entityUuid
  urlAlias
  urlRedirect {
    toUrl
    id
  }
  application {
    entityId
    id
  }
  ... on Section {
    fullSectionPath {
      entityId
      id
    }
    parentSection
  }
  ...helpersAppBarVariantBase
  ...helpersApplicationBase
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusArticle
  ...helpersStyleSectionContent
}

fragment helpersAppBarVariantBase on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  ...helpersCheckIsLiveArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  ...helpersSectionContent
  ...helpersStyleSectionContent
}

fragment helpersApplicationBase on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusPage
}

fragment helpersCheckIfNewsSectionInFirstIndexSection on Section {
  name
}

fragment helpersCheckIsAmpEnabledArticle on Article {
  entityId
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  disableOffPlatformContent
  sponsorType
  published
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
}

fragment helpersCheckIsLiveArticle on Article {
  flattenTypeIds
  liveArticle {
    status
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsMainTopicContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPlusArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ... on Article {
    paywallTypes {
      entityUuid
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPlusPage on Page {
  urlAlias
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle on Article {
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle on Article {
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostiesPage on Page {
  urlAlias
}

fragment helpersCheckIsStyleArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersGetArticleTypeArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ... on Article {
    types {
      value {
        entityId
        id
      }
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter on Newsletter {
  entityId
  name
  alternativeName
  description {
    text
  }
  summary {
    text
  }
  homepageDescription {
    text
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizeArticleTypeEntityIdsArticle on Article {
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizeAuthorTypesArticle on Article {
  authors {
    types
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizedAuthorEntityIdsArticle on Article {
  authors {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersSectionContent on Section {
  fullSectionPath {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersStyleSectionContent on Section {
  fullSectionPath {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersUseContentSponsorContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    sponsor {
      ...sponsorTagSponsor
      name
      type
      id
    }
    id
  }
  ... on Article {
    sponsorType
  }
  ...helpersCheckIsMainTopicContent
}

fragment hooksArticleDateUtilsContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  createdDate
  publishedDate
  updatedDate
}

fragment hooksArticleSeoArticle on Article {
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  ...hooksContentHeadlineTagContent
  ...helpersCheckIsAmpEnabledArticle
  entityId
  headline
  socialHeadline
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  authors {
    entityId
    id
  }
  images {
    generic_og: style(filter: {style: "og_image_scmp_generic"}) {
      url
    }
    styles(filter: {styles: ["og_image_posties_article", "og_postmag", "og_image_style", "og_image_scmp_analysis", "og_image_scmp_explainer", "og_image_scmp_editorial", "og_image_scmp_fact_check", "og_image_scmp_debate", "og_image_scmp_live", "og_image_scmp_obituary", "og_image_scmp_opinion", "og_image_scmp_review", "og_image_scmp_series", "og_image_scmp_generic"]}) {
      url
      style
    }
    type
  }
  urlAlias
}

fragment hooksContentHeadlineTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  __typename
  ... on Article {
    types {
      value {
        name
        entityId
        description {
          text
        }
        id
      }
    }
    ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  }
  flag
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  ...hooksContentHelperContent
}

fragment hooksContentHelperContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...helpersSanitizeArticleTypeEntityIdsArticle
  ...helpersSanitizeAuthorTypesArticle
  ...helpersSanitizedAuthorEntityIdsArticle
  flag
}

fragment hooksPaywallPromiseContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
}

fragment hooksTrackPageViewArticle on Article {
  entityId
  publishedDate
  headline
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  urlAlias
  authors {
    name
    id
  }
  entityUuid
}

fragment imageContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  headline
  ...checkersCheckContentContainsStarlingImageContent
}

fragment inlineWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...contentNewsletterWidgetContent
}

fragment mainImagePrintArticleArticle on Article {
  images {
    title
    url
    isSlideshow
    size_652x446: style(filter: {style: "652x446"}) {
      url
    }
  }
}

fragment photoGalleryDialogContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  __typename
  ...contentShareWidgetContent
}

fragment photoGalleryWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...photoGalleryDialogContent
}

fragment scmpYoutubeContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  urlAlias
  publishedDate
}

fragment sponsorTagSponsor on Sponsor {
  name
  type
  images {
    url
  }
}


sections

types

disableOffPlatformContent

sponsorType

published

headline

socialHeadline

authors

images

publishedDate

updatedDate

summary

subHeadline

keywords

topics

readingTime

authorLocations

entityUuid

Iris Deng

A mini outbreak of Omicron in Shenzhen, which originated from neighbouring Hong Kong, has triggered selective lockdowns of compounds and multiple rounds of mass testing in China’s hi-tech heartland, as the country maintains its strict zero-Covid policy.
Main marketplaces in Shenzhen’s Huaqiangbei, one of the world’s most important sourcing centres for electronic components, announced they would shut for four days from Thursday, forcing thousands of merchants to quickly move their inventory.
A dealer surnamed Wang worked up until the last minute, carrying out boxes of graphic cards, keyboards and other goods before the centre was locked down.
“This is tough. [The closure] has definitely impacted our business,” said Wang, who is now hawking his goods on the street outside the city’s Huaqiangbei Square. “I still need to make a living but there’s nothing else I can do.”
Imported Covid-19 cases in Shenzhen soar to 96, all from Hong Kong
The market has banned all persons from entering and has strictly restricted gatherings in the surrounding area until Monday, according to a notice from Huaqiang Electronic World. In addition, all merchants will need to undertake Covid testing every day until Monday.
The measures were taken after a confirmed case was found to have visited an office building and a mall in the area.
Closures and repeated testing have become the “new normal” for mainland Chinese under the country’s zero-Covid policy, in contrast to most other countries that have started opening their borders and “living with Covid”.
Chinese officials have said now is not the time to change the strict policy, even though outbreaks of the highly transmissible Omicron variant have disrupted social and economic activities in several provinces.
While Shenzhen reported only 22 new local cases on Thursday, the city of more than 12 million has taken some of its strictest containment measures so far, including a complete shutdown of dozens of residential areas and buildings, while putting many others areas under close watch.

The local government has also banned dine-in eating at all restaurants in the central business district of Futian, as well as some restricted zones in Luohu district, which are among the most badly affected areas given their proximity to Hong Kong, which has seen cases spike to more than 50,000 a day this week.
The Shenzhen government is also requiring all passengers to present a valid negative test issued within 48 hours to use public transport, including subways, buses and taxis, from March 3 to 15.
Some office buildings across the city were also briefly put under lockdown when suspected cases were found, forcing some workers to stay inside overnight while the government tested everyone in the premises.
Sherry Gu, who works for an e-commerce company in Nanshan district, spent last Friday night in her office after the property manager informed her employer at 5pm that day of a suspected close contact in the building.
“I have read about these temporary quarantines before so I wasn’t too concerned,” Gu said. “I just thought of it as working overnight, like we did for the Singles’ Day shopping festival.”
Gu’s company was quick to respond, offering food in the canteen and free blankets for employees who had to stay overnight. Gu and her colleagues rested on foldable beds in the office until it was their turn for the Covid test, which came at 4.00 in the morning. After testing negative, they were allowed to leave.
Tencent promises better work-life balance after worker’s 20-hour shift
However, the office quarantine experience was more upsetting for a worker surnamed Qiu, whose office is in a tech park in Futian district. Last Thursday, she was about to leave for the day but found all exits and elevators closed.
“We were in a total panic because we knew nothing [about the situation],” said Qiu. “No one came to notify us about the quarantine, and no one answered our questions.”
Qiu and 40 colleagues waited in the office for Covid tests that did not start until 10pm, without food and other supplies from their employer or the building management. They had to order meal deliveries online, but very few restaurants and riders were operating in that area at the time, Qiu recalled.
“We had to sleep on our desks, and I woke up in the middle of the night because it was too cold. It was painful,” Qiu said. The staff were allowed to leave the next day when all the Covid test results came back, but they were subsequently ordered to do a seven-day home quarantine.

“I still have no idea why we were held up that night,” Qiu said, who only resumed work at the office on Thursday.
Last Friday afternoon, tens of thousands of workers in Kexing Science Park, which counts companies from Tencent to start-ups as tenants, fled their offices after a rumour spread that someone had tested positive. Later, the authorities announced that it was a false alarm as the Covid test came back negative.
The science park is part of Shenzhen’s Yuehai subdistrict, home to dozens of China’s hi-tech champions and research centres, as well as globally-known companies such as telecoms equipment firm ZTE and drone maker DJI.
Tencent, like many other companies in the area, has allowed its staff to work from home since last week. Since the last mini outbreak in February, the Yuehai subdistrict has conducted 12 rounds of mass testing as of Friday, requiring its residents to take a Covid test every day.


Omicron: China’s tech hub Shenzhen in selective lockdown as zero-Covid policy closes electronics market and offices

A resident receives a nucleic acid test in the Futian District of Shenzhen, Jan. 11, 2022. Photo: Xinhua

World Electronics Mall is one of the larger shopping areas in Huaqiangbei. Photo: SCMP/Celia Chen

A pedestrian walks past Tencent’s headquarters in Shenzhen, Oct. 12, 2021. Photo: Bloomberg

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Major electronic markets have banned all persons from entering, and authorities are strictly restricting gatherings in the surrounding area until Monday
Some office buildings in the city were briefly put under lockdown when suspected cases were found, forcing workers to stay inside overnight



Shenzhen’s famous electronics market is closed until Monday after a mini outbreak of Omicron in the tech hub triggered selective lockdowns and mass testing under China’s strict zero-Covid policy.


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Omicron: China’s tech hub Shenzhen in selective lockdown as zero-Covid policy closes electronics market and offices

Major electronic markets have banned all persons from entering, and authorities are strictly restricting gatherings in the surrounding area until Monday Some office buildings in the city were briefly put under lockdown when suspected cases were found, forcing workers to stay inside overnight

Major electronic markets have banned all persons from entering, and authorities are strictly restricting gatherings in the surrounding area until Monday

Some office buildings in the city were briefly put under lockdown when suspected cases were found, forcing workers to stay inside overnight