"Employees are only allowed to leave but not to enter the facility since yesterday," the person said. "Only a small part of output is being kept. Demand for the iPhone 12 was supported by local assembly and attractive finance offers, Canalys said.However, the outlook has been dimmed by the coronavirus crisis engulfing India, where COVID-19 cases and deaths have surged at a record pace in recent weeks. The country has recorded around 22.66 million infections and more than 246,000 deaths, with experts saying the true figures could be far higher.Foxconn is not the only producer affected. Nokia and Chinese smartphone maker OPPO last year suspended production at factories in India after workers tested positive for COVID-19.Taipei-based tech research firm TrendForce on Monday trimmed its global smartphone production growth forecast to 8.5% from 9.4%, citing the coronavirus impact in India on major vendors including Samsung and Apple.

Source: Economic Times May 11, 2021 04:52 UTC