China companies issue staff with masks, travel warnings as virus outbreak fears grow

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Companies across China are handing out masks and warning staff to avoid Wuhan amid fears that the new flu-like coronavirus will spread rapidly. YahooFinance

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG - Companies across China are handing out masks and warning staff to avoid the central Chinese city of Wuhan amid fears that the new flu-like coronavirus will rapidly spread with much of population embarking on travel for Lunar New Year holidays.

Company workers in Wuhan, the centre of the outbreak, have been wearing facemasks and getting their temperature checked, the Apple supplier also said. HSBC said it had advised employees that travel to Wuhan could continue but has asked them to be extra vigilant.

 

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