Shanghai Businesses Slowly Restart as Lockdown Woes Endure
- Many factories can resume operations using closed-loop system
- Health officials say two-thirds of residents still locked down
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Carmakers to supermarkets are gradually resuming operations in Shanghai as the city seeks to recover from the economic toll of an unprecedented lockdown that’s still restricting more than 16 million people to their homes.
Local media reported SAIC Motor Corp. restarted new car production on Tuesday, while Tesla Inc. got 8,000 employees back at a plant that was shut for three weeks. More than 60% of Carrefour SA’s outlets in Shanghai have resumed online business as of Sunday, with the number set to rise to as much as 90% by April 24.