Health workers assist residents line up to get a throat swab for the COVID-19 test in Shenzhen, southern China’s Guangdong province on March 15, 2022. Photo: AP
Health workers assist residents line up to get a throat swab for the COVID-19 test in Shenzhen, southern China’s Guangdong province on March 15, 2022. Photo: AP
Shenzhen

Shenzhen’s cross-border merchants throw their arms up in despair as Ukraine crisis, Covid-19 lockdown create perfect storm

  • Anxiety is mounting across the vibrant cross-border merchant community in Shenzhen, a major base for cross-border trade in southern China
  • 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