Many restaurants and shops remained closed in Beijing on Monday. Photo: Kyodo

As China goes back to work after Lunar New Year, will the coronavirus spread even more rapidly?

Most provinces and regions told businesses to remain closed, but in some parts of the country they reopened on Monday
After lockdowns and quarantines were enforced during the holiday season to contain the spread of infections, a return to normality will raise fresh fears

Published: 7:00am, 4 Feb, 2020

Updated: 6:23pm, 14 Feb, 2020

Many restaurants and shops remained closed in Beijing on Monday. Photo: Kyodo

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Gigi Choy joined the Post as a reporter in 2019. Prior this, she interned on the Asia desk, covering politics, culture and social issues.

Echo is a Beijing-based Chinese politics and policy reporter. Before joining the SCMP, she worked for Jiemian news and the CSMonitor Beijing Bureau.