China isolating workers in bubbles to keep factories open through COVID-19 surge

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China, which has shut down entire cities as COVID-19 spreads, is working to keep factories running by isolating workers from the rest of society.

China is experiencing its worst outbreak of the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, and tens of millions of its residents are under strict lockdown orders. The spreading contagion is fueling concerns that global supply chains will be further disrupted, but some factories are humming along once again through the use of closed-loop management.

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