China’s COVID cases are felt throughout the supply chain

China’s omicron surge is small by American standards. But the same zero-COVID policy that allowed its factories to churn out goods during the pandemic is now slowing down electronics manufacturing and restricting activity in major cities. We’ll bring you the view on the ground in Shanghai. Plus: Advocates say the U.S. should do more for Ukrainian refugees, in-person shopping gets a lift as mask mandates fall away and new demand for aluminum cans is leaving craft brewers behind.

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