Coronavirus: Beijing outbreak may deal fatal blow to some small businesses in the capital

Beijing resident Gu Jinfeng had spent weeks preparing to reopen her preschool training centre, rolling out nucleic acid tests for teachers, disinfecting classrooms and slogging through red tape to get official approvals.Small-scale trial courses conducted last week raised hopes the company’s doors would soon open for children again.But the sudden elevation of Beijing’s coronavirus alert status on Tuesday – following a spike in infections – has dashed any chances of that happening.“We just had…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3089444/coronavirus-beijing-outbreak-may-deal-fatal-blow-some-small