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		</div><p>China’s manufacturing activity fell to a five-month low in March after most of Shanghai and two other industrial centres were shut down to fight coronavirus outbreaks, figures show.</p>
<p>The monthly purchasing managers’ index of the Chinese statistics agency and an industry group, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, fell to 49.5 from February’s 50.2 on a 100-point scale.</p>
<p>Numbers below 50 show activity contracting.</p>
<p>Sub-indicators of new orders, new export orders, employment, production and business expectations all declined, the report said.</p>
<p>Julian Evans-Pritchard of Capital Economics said: “Even if the outbreak is brought under control soon, it will still take a while for the economy to get back on track.”</p>
<p>Most businesses in Shanghai, China’s most populous city, have been ordered to close while millions of people are tested for the virus.</p>
<p>Access to Changchun and Jilin in the north-east has been suspended, forcing car makers and other factories to shut down.</p>
<p>Restrictions also have been imposed on some smaller cities.</p>
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