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Amid global attention to the exodus of factory workers in #China's Zhengzhou, Foxconnsaid Tuesday that there have been no deaths at its Zhengzhou factory, hitting back at a video that claimed people had died from a Covid-19 outbreak. https://t.co/z5rPvN6fTG

— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) November 1, 2022

In a statement, Foxconn said that it had carried out a “detailed investigation” into the video and said there have been no deaths at the facility.

“We believe this is a maliciously edited video,” Foxconn said.

— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) November 1, 2022

In the days of "Foxconn Great Escape" from the iPhone factory in #china's Zhengzhou, many commercial drivers risked being criminally charged by CCP by picking up the Covid refugees on foot that are trying to reach for Freedom. pic.twitter.com/n30m8hOLJp

— Northrop Gundam ∀ 2.0 捍禦の大佐 (@GundamNorthrop) October 31, 2022

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— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) November 1, 2022

The video appears to had been taken outside the Foxconn iPhone factory workers' dormitory.
Several Covid infected workers are suspected to be dead in isolation confinement due to lack of care.#Zhengzhou pic.twitter.com/WttrXd1f0m

— The Great Translation Movement 大翻译运动官方推号 (@TGTM_Official) November 1, 2022

引发郑州富士康员工突围大逃亡的起因是疫情管控期间有一个宿舍（726房间）的八名员工全部死亡。员工都是年轻人，全都死于新冠的可能性极低，不知什么原因。 pic.twitter.com/8qATDyn8nY

— 方舟子 (@fangshimin) October 31, 2022

A quick 60-second recap about what's been happening in #China's #Zhengzhou as countless workers at Foxconn's factory were seen escaping from the factory over the weekend, causing outrage on Chinese social media and forcing the local government to intervene. https://t.co/W4sIQTqXUV

— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) October 31, 2022

The long march (2022 version)
Abandoned by both employer and local government after a Covid19 outbreak in Foxconn factory site, workers are not allowed to take any public transport but walk home. Will they be welcome home as close contacts? #Zhengzhou pic.twitter.com/pTU8guSOiL

— The Great Translation Movement 大翻译运动官方推号 (@TGTM_Official) October 31, 2022

“I will never go back to Foxconn,” said a worker surnamed Xu, who escaped the plant at 2am on Sunday. “They don’t have humanity there." A Foxconn worker in Zhengzhou told @FT. https://t.co/v3SM53vFos

— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) October 31, 2022

… causing hundreds of employees to flee on foot over the weekend. “It was total chaos in the dormitories,” said a 22-year-old worker surnamed Xia. “We jumped a plastic fence and a metal fence to get out of the campus,” he said.

— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) October 31, 2022

pictures also show local residents near the highway set up free supply stations to help Foxconn workers. without help from the govt or Foxconn, all they can rely on is the kindness of strangers. pic.twitter.com/wxjGHzqRca

— Chenchen Zhang 🤦🏻‍♀️ (@chenchenzh) October 30, 2022

Jiemian news: Foxconn said they'd organize coach services for workers wishing to return home
some local govts in their hometowns sent vehicles to pick people up. E.g. Shangqiu sent a car to pick up a person on route after the event "gained wide tractions"https://t.co/mJCSfNpNL2 pic.twitter.com/SbOpVjoZ4Q

— Chenchen Zhang 🤦🏻‍♀️ (@chenchenzh) October 30, 2022

Workers have broken out of #Apple’s largest assembly site, escaping the Zero #Covid lockdown at Foxconn in #Zhengzhou. After sneaking out, they’re walking to home towns more than 100 kilometres away to beat the Covid app measures designed to control people and stop this. #China pic.twitter.com/fShxj8WpIl

— Stephen McDonell (@StephenMcDonell) October 30, 2022

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— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) October 30, 2022

The campus in Zhengzhou is believed to be the world's largest iPhone factory, which confirmed that positive cases emerged in the campus last Wednesday. The factory reportedly has nearly 300,000 workers.

— Bang Xiao 萧邦 (@BangXiao_) October 30, 2022

A Foxconn plant in Zhengzhou, Henan province. Workers walked 500km to get home, some for four days and nights. The roadside was lined with food from well-wishers. Zhengzhou is my hometown, and I weep for the suffering of the children in my hometown pic.twitter.com/yvhBWLy2xn

— li ly (@LiLily64477690) October 29, 2022

COVID Outbreak In Zhengzhou, Henan. Tens of thousands Foxconn workers walking out of factory lockdown, going home bare foot on the Central Plain’s great earth. 在中原的大地上默默行走着…

2022 hasn’t been kind to Henan’s people. Hope they get home safe. pic.twitter.com/m1EKp2mg73

— Hao HONG 洪灝, CFA (@HAOHONG_CFA) October 30, 2022

Chinese Foxconn workers from Zhengzhou, Henan had enough of the #COVID policies bullshit, broke down the barricades and escaped home into the night. The guards are unable to stop them. #China #COVID https://t.co/iJLzciJg7L

— Liddokun (@Liddokun) October 30, 2022

In Foxconn’s main Zhengzhou facility, the world’s biggest assembly site for Apple Inc.’s iPhones, hundreds of thousands of workers have been placed under a closed-loop system for almost two weeks.

— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) October 30, 2022

"Foxconn on Wednesday denied what it said were online rumors that 20,000 cases had been detected at the site and said that for “the small number of employees affected by the pandemic,” it is providing necessary supplies."

— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) October 30, 2022

"It outlined plans to ensure proper food supplies and mental well-being support and pledged to respond to workers’ concerns."

— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) October 30, 2022

"The disruption at Foxconn is the latest example of the economic and societal toll from China’s rigid pandemic control policies—which include swift and sweeping lockdowns, mass testing and compulsory quarantines to crush the virus whenever it appears."

— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) October 30, 2022

"Snatching of supplies caused by the lockdown of #Foxconn in #Zhengzhou has intensified recently. Many people are asking for help through the Internet. Some people jumped off the building today. If this situation continues to worsen it will really make big news."#China 🦠🇨🇳✊ https://t.co/vws1HQlPZ3

— NightMarket (@Night_Market) October 29, 2022

#Zhengzhou, Central #China's Henan Province will stick to targeted epidemic prevention and control measures, with strict control on personnel at risk of being exposed to #COVID19 to prevent spillover, local government said on Sun.#foxconn #富士康 #河南 #郑州 https://t.co/Ix97WjZfMI

— Cyrus Mahone (@CyrusMahone5) October 30, 2022