Comment by echelon

It is. Workers are fleeing and returning home.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/31/fearing-covid-workers-flee-f...

These sources include some dramatic video:

https://nypost.com/2022/10/31/chinese-workers-jump-fence-to-...

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/11/05/we-were-scared-workers-at-...