Fresh China Covid-19 curbs spark trade disruption fears

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This aerial photo taken on October 18, 2021 shows containers stacked at Qingdao port, in China’s eastern Shandong province. FILE PHOTO | NMG

A fresh Covid-19 outbreak in China is curbing activity at some of the country’s biggest airports, stoking fears among Kenyan traders that further disruption to international flights risks upending trade between the two countries and pushing up the price of Chinese exports.

Authorities in China have this week canceled hundreds of flights, closed schools, and ramped up mass testing to try and stamp out a new Covid-19 outbreak linked to a group of tourists.

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