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		</div><p>Apple has warned customers they will have to wait longer to get the latest iPhone models after coronavirus restrictions were imposed on a contractor’s factory in central China.</p>
<p>The company announcement on Sunday gave no details but said the factory operated by Foxconn in the central city of Zhengzhou is working “at significantly reduced capacity”.</p>
<p>“We now expect lower iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max shipments than we previously anticipated,” the company said. “Customers will experience longer wait times to receive their new products.”</p>
<p>Foxconn Technology Group said earlier that it had imposed anti-virus measures on the factory in Zhengzhou following Covid-19 outbreaks. Apple and Foxconn previously had not responded to questions about how iPhone production might be affected.</p>
<p>Last week, access to the industrial zone where the factory is located was suspended for a week following a surge in infections in Zhengzhou and the departure of workers from the factory.</p>
<p>The lockdown is expected to cause further disruptions to the plant, which in recent weeks has seen a spate of coronavirus infections and an exodus of workers, some of whom fled the factory on foot.</p>
<p>Foxconn said in a statement that it is revising its outlook for this quarter downwards due to the lockdown.</p>
<p>“Foxconn is now working with the government in a concerted effort to stamp out the pandemic and resume production to its full capacity as quickly as possible,” the company said on Monday.</p>
<p>It also said that the provincial government has said it will “fully support” Foxconn in managing the plant’s pandemic prevention and operation situation.</p>
<p>In a post on the Zhengzhou plant’s WeChat social media account on Sunday, the company said a “closed loop” system would restrict its employees’ travel between their dormitories and the factory area to manage risks of Covid transmission.</p>
<p>The last quarter of the year is typically a busy season for companies like Foxconn as they ramp up production ahead of the end-of-year holiday rush.</p>
<p>“We are working closely with our supplier to return to normal production levels while ensuring the health and safety of every worker,” Apple said.</p>
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