, a 5-star hotel on the banks of the Yangtze River, is one of the few hotels still open.
Normally bustling with business and leisure travelers, its modern, marble-floored lobby now pulses with a different energy. For one, no one mans the front desk, AFPat the end of January.
Lee Weng Wai, General Manager of Marco Polo Wuhan, gave up his evacuation seats back to his native Malaysia in order to usher the hotel through the coronavirus outbreak, according to the release. Remaining staff on-site include chefs, security guards, and managers. Their duties include delivering room service and packed meals throughout the day to officials and guests.
The staff maintain "vigorous hygiene and sanitation standards," the release said. These measures include wearing face masks, observing "mandatory periods of rest," checking the temperature of guests who enter and exit the hotel, and requiring guests to fill out forms documenting their time,