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China highway traffic curbs raise concerns about supply chain disruptions
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The curbs could jeopardise the delivery of daily necessities in regions hit hard by Covid-19.
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Guan Cong and Guo Yingzhe
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BEIJING (CAIXIN GLOBAL) - Local governments in China have closed a number of highways to curb the spread of the Omicron variant, raising concerns about supply chain disruptions and drawing a rebuke from the central government.
The highway restrictions are the latest example of how local governments have scrambled to contain the country's worst Covid-19 outbreak in two years with stricter measures, some of which have been criticised on the grounds of inconsistency and rigidity.
