SINGAPORE—Activity in China’s services sector fell in April to its weakest level since the early days of the pandemic, according to one indicator, as lockdowns aimed at containing Covid-19 shut restaurants and stores and kept millions of people at home.

The data add to evidence that China’s economy slowed sharply last month as authorities imposed restrictions on businesses and daily life in major cities including Shanghai.

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