The coronavirus pandemic might winding down in the United States, but it’s still wreaking havoc in other parts of the world. And that includes hammering Apple’s supply chain.
According to a Reuters report Friday, Apple suppliers in Vietnam are currently grappling with how best to address a COVID-19 outbreak that left multiple factories operating below normal capacity. As a result, one Apple supplier says it split its workforce in two, working across multiple shifts. This is described as a “temporary solution, for maybe two weeks.”
Reuters quantified the current COVID-19 outbreak that’s hitting the country:
“After successfully containing the new coronavirus for most of last year, Vietnam is now battling an outbreak that is spreading more quickly. More than 3,000 people have been infected in 30 of its 63 cities and provinces since late April.
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At least 1.04 million people in Vietnam have had one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, but just 28,529 have been fully vaccinated, according to official data.”
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