Impact of Shanghai's Zero Covid Policy on Manufacturers and Employees - Case study

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Impact of Shanghai's Zero Covid Policy on Manufacturers and Employees - Case study

Justin Gu 1*
  • 1 Wellington College International Shanghai    
  • *corresponding author guyuankai200716@outlook.com
Published on 14 September 2023 | https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7048/8/20230037
LNEP Vol.8
ISSN (Print): 2753-7056
ISSN (Online): 2753-7048
ISBN (Print): 978-1-915371-97-3
ISBN (Online): 978-1-915371-98-0

Abstract

The pandemic that was brought on by the COVID-19 virus has resulted in an increase in the number of lockdowns in China. Given that Shanghai is the country's financial hub, the effects of the citywide lockdown imposed on the Chinese economy were tremendous and very significant. In order to get insight into the ways in which companies and people in Shanghai were impacted, an interview was carried out at a manufacturing company in the city. We discussed the issues and challenges that were presented to them in terms of their manufacturing, supply chain, sales, and marketing. We also spoke with employees separately to have a better understanding of the difficulties they faced. It is recommended that the government should, in the near future, relax control measures and offer greater help to small businesses and those who are now without jobs.

Keywords:

Shanghai Covid-19 lockdown, impact on export companies, people’s life during lockdown

Gu,J. (2023). Impact of Shanghai's Zero Covid Policy on Manufacturers and Employees - Case study. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,8,77-81.
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Gu,J. (2023). Impact of Shanghai's Zero Covid Policy on Manufacturers and Employees - Case study. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,8,77-81.

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Volume title: Proceedings of the International Conference on Social Psychology and Humanity Studies

ISBN：978-1-915371-97-3(Print) / 978-1-915371-98-0(Online)
Editor：Muhammad Idrees, Faisalabad Matilde Lafuente-Lechuga
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Conference date: 24 April 2023
Series: Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media
Volume number: Vol.8
ISSN：2753-7048(Print) / 2753-7056(Online)

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References

[1]. Yang, H.; Nie, H.; Zhou, D.; Wang, Y.; Zuo, W. The Effect of Strict Lockdown on Omicron SARS-CoV-2 Variant Transmission in Shanghai. Vaccines 2022, 10, 1392. https:// doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10091392

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[3]. China Briefing: China’s Provincial GDP in H1 2022: Who Were the Top Performers? https://www.china-briefing.com/news/chinas-gdp-across-provinces-in-h1-2022/#:~:text=Shanghai%20and%20Jilin%20provinces%20were,percent%20in%20Q2%202022%2C%20respectively., last accessed Sep 20, 2022

[4]. Reuters: Shanghai economy hit on all sides in April by COVID lockdown, https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/shanghai-economy-hit-all-sides-april-by-covid-lockdown-2022-05-20/, last accessed Sep 30, 2022

[5]. Wolf Street: Container Ship Wait-Times at Shanghai Fall, Still High. Container Freight Rates Drop, Still 4x of

[6]. 2019: “Stabilization of Supply Chain Pressures at Historically High Levels”, https://wolfstreet.com/2022/06/06/container-ship-wait-times-at-shanghai-fall-still-high-container-freight-rates-drop-still-4x-those-of-2019-stabilization-of-supply-chain-pressures-at-historically-high-levels/, last accessed Oct 20, 2022

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[8]. currencies/chinas-yuan-unlikely-continue-rapid-depreciation-state-media-2022-09-29/, last accessed Sep 29, 2022

[9]. Zhang, J.; Litvinova, M.; Liang, Y.; Wang, Y.; Wang, W.; Zhao, S.; Wu, Q.; Merler, S.; Viboud, C.; Vespignani, A.; et al. Changes in contact patterns shape the dynamics of the COVID-19 outbreak in China. Science 2020, 368, 1481–1486.

[10]. Wang, S.; Liu, Y.; Hu, T. Examining the Change of Human Mobility Adherent to Social Restriction Policies and Its Effect on COVID-19 Cases. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 7930.

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