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Blueplanet

(253 posts)
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 04:08 PM Feb 2020

Chinese Restaurants Suffering Economic Losses due to Coronavirus Scare

I was wondering how this would affect their businesses. Interesting article here regarding the economic losses these restaurants are experiencing.

https://www.eater.com/2020/2/10/21131642/novel-coronavirus-american-chinese-restaurants-explained

"Chinatowns across the country are experiencing economic crises due to the novel coronavirus and its surrounding panic. Here’s what you should know."

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Chinese Restaurants Suffering Economic Losses due to Coronavirus Scare (Original Post) Blueplanet Feb 2020 OP
People are stupid. roamer65 Feb 2020 #1
Yes, people are incredibly stupid! Coventina Feb 2020 #2
The mention of Chinese food made me go get some at a local restaurant. roamer65 Feb 2020 #8
Houston TV stations have interviewed local Chinese restaurant owners about this. area51 Feb 2020 #3
Civic Leaders are trying to reassure residents of San Francisco Blueplanet Feb 2020 #4
How the Coronavirus Is Destroying Corona Beer Sales When rumors go viral faster than an actual virus SaintLouisBlues Feb 2020 #5
Ha! Blueplanet Feb 2020 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author defacto7 Feb 2020 #7
Went to one of my favorites this week. aka-chmeee Feb 2020 #9

Coventina

(26,844 posts)
2. Yes, people are incredibly stupid!
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 04:13 PM
Feb 2020

Your local Chinese restaurant has nothing to do with the outbreak.

Our species is too stupid to survive. We will self-destruct at some point.

roamer65

(36,739 posts)
8. The mention of Chinese food made me go get some at a local restaurant.
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 05:27 PM
Feb 2020

I was like that sounds REALLY good right now.

I always stop and get steamed rice from them for soup. I can’t fix steamed rice for shit.

area51

(11,868 posts)
3. Houston TV stations have interviewed local Chinese restaurant owners about this.
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 04:15 PM
Feb 2020

I was afraid this was going to happen.

Blueplanet

(253 posts)
4. Civic Leaders are trying to reassure residents of San Francisco
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 04:21 PM
Feb 2020
https://www.eater.com/2020/2/10/21131642/novel-coronavirus-american-chinese-restaurants-explained


"Civic leaders in places like San Francisco have gone to some lengths to reassure residents. SF’s mayor and other public officials, as is customary, participated in the city’s Lunar New Year parade, urging patrons to return to Chinatown. “We need to make sure we don’t overreact,” Dr. Grant Colfax, San Francisco’s director of Public Health, told NBC Bay Area. Despite these efforts, though, this year’s parade was reportedly less well-attended than usual."

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aka-chmeee

(1,129 posts)
9. Went to one of my favorites this week.
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 07:19 PM
Feb 2020

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon on a weekday, it was as busy as I've ever seen it. (Atchison, KS)

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