According to the survey covering 1,644 companies, over 54 per cent had already resumed operations after the extended Lunar New Year holiday, with a further 18.9 set to return on Monday. Photo: AFP
According to the survey covering 1,644 companies, over 54 per cent had already resumed operations after the extended Lunar New Year holiday, with a further 18.9 set to return on Monday. Photo: AFP

Coronavirus: over 70 per cent of Chinese businesses will have returned to work by next week, survey shows

  • According to the survey by Chinese recruitment site Zhaopin.com covering 1,644 companies, one in five firms in China remain unsure when they will return
  • Due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, which had killed nearly 500 people in mainland China by Wednesday, the Lunar New Year holiday had been extended

According to the survey covering 1,644 companies, over 54 per cent had already resumed operations after the extended Lunar New Year holiday, with a further 18.9 set to return on Monday. Photo: AFP
According to the survey covering 1,644 companies, over 54 per cent had already resumed operations after the extended Lunar New Year holiday, with a further 18.9 set to return on Monday. Photo: AFP
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