SHENZHEN - When China ordered factories to shut at the height of the coronavirus outbreak in February, the export-dependent technological and electronics hub of Shenzhen was severely hit.
The city's economy shrank 6.6 per cent in the first quarter, the worst ever decline in four decades, official figures show.
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