A recent upsurge in new covid-19 cases across Asia aggravates supply chain blockages in the most significant source of manufactured goods.
Asia had dealt with the previous Covid-19 waves better than most parts of the world, but the fast-spreading Delta variant is hampering the supply chains of the factories and ports in many countries.
As per estimates by United Nations, about 42% of global exports come from Asia. As such, the battered supply chain in the region can cause ripple effects in places...
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