Coronavirus fears are impacting some Asian-American businesses in western Washington
SEATTLE - Coronavirus fears are taking a toll on some Asian-American businesses in western Washington. From Seattle’s International District and beyond, many restaurants and other businesses report a dip in customers.
“Businesses are down 30, 40, 50 percent. It’s a tough time. One of the ways we can tell is on any given day, Monday through Friday, any part of the week, there’s usually no parking spaces around. Now there’s parking spaces all over,” said business owner David Leong.
Leong said his family has owned businesses in the International District for 85 years. He opened the Fortuna Café in January 2020, hoping his restaurant full of Chinese culture would boom in business.
Once news spread around the world about the coronavirus outbreak in China, Leong said the bustling International District slowed down significantly.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/coronavirus-fears-are-impacting-some-asian-american-businesses-in-western-washington/ar-BBZYVRQ?ocid=hplocalnews
= new reply since forum marked as read
Kick in to the DU tip jar?
This week we're running a special pop-up mini fund drive. From Monday through Friday we're going ad-free for all registered members, and we're asking you to kick in to the DU tip jar to support the site and keep us financially healthy.
As a bonus, making a contribution will allow you to leave kudos for another DU member, and at the end of the week we'll recognize the DUers who you think make this community great.