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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon Jan 27, 2020, 08:56 PM Jan 2020

US companies suspend China operations, restrict travel as coronavirus outbreak spreads

Disney, McDonald's, Starbucks and other U.S. companies with significant exposure in China are suspending operations as they respond to the ongoing outbreak of the coronavirus.

Starbucks said it has closed all shops and suspended delivery services in China's Hubei province, which is where Wuhan is located.

The municipal government of Shanghai also issued a notice Monday ordering companies not to resume work after the Chinese New Year holiday until Feb. 3, instead of Jan. 31.

Disney, McDonald's, Starbucks and other U.S. companies with significant footprints in China are suspending operations and instituting travel restrictions as they respond to the ongoing outbreak of the coronavirus.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/us-companies-suspend-china-operations-restrict-travel-as-coronavirus-outbreak-spreads/ar-BBZnw6D?ocid=msn360

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