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Three key buildings in the sprawling area, comprised of
thousands of stalls selling microchips, telephone parts, and
other components to manufacturers, will stay closed until Sept
2.
Local community officials confirmed Monday's closure to Reuters,
while three people working there said building managers had told
them to work from home.
Subway services at 24 stations in the central districts of
Futian and Luohu were also halted, according to official local
media.
In Futian, the seat of the city government, officials announced
that cinemas, karaoke bars and parks would be closed and large
public events cancelled until Sept 2.
COVID-19-related border closures have hurt Huaqiangbei, which
before the pandemic bustled with foreign entrepreneurs looking
to source components in China.
On Monday, the tech hub of nearly 18 million people reported
nine symptomatic and two asymptomatic cases from testing the
previous day.
COVID-19 testing has become a feature of daily life in the city,
with most public spaces and offices needing proof of a test
within 48 hours for entry, or within 24 hours in areas deemed
high risk.
While the city has avoided a blanket closures since a week-long
lockdown in March, residents of individual compounds have
undergone week-long quarantines when positive cases have been
detected.
On Monday morning Wanxia urban village, which provides cheap
accommodation to thousands of low-wage workers like delivery
drivers and labourers, was sealed off as a COVID-19 prevention
measure, though no positive cases were reported there.
China reported 1,696 new COVID-19 infections on Aug. 28, of
which 352 were symptomatic and 1,344 were asymptomatic, the
National Health Commission said on Monday.
(Reporting by David Kirton; Editing by Hugh Lawson, Clarence
Fernandez and Christina Fincher)
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