Big businesses across China are temporarily shutting stores or advising staff to...
FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a building of Swiss bank UBS in Shanghai, China May 22, 2019. Picture taken May 22, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer
SHANGHAI/BEIJING - Big businesses across China are temporarily shutting stores or advising staff to work from home, to guard against the spread of a flu-like virus as the tally of deaths rose to 80, with more than 2,700 people infected. Companies are also offering longer holidays, canceling events and imposing quarantine, as they brace for longer-term impact following China’s weekend decision to extend the week-long Lunar New Year holiday by three days to Feb. 2, in a bid to slow the spread of the virus.
Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak and the capital of the central province of Hubei, is already under virtual lockdown, with severe curbs on movement in place in several other cities.
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