Small businesses in London hit by virus outbreak


Now, those same finance sector employees are working from home on the back of a rapid escalation in the UK government’s coronavirus containment advice. And the exodus has left small businesses like Leahy’s that cater to the bankers, insurance brokers and tech workers in the area struggling to stay afloat.

LONDON: At lunch hour, James Leahy’s Burrito Joe stall in the City of London’s financial district is usually buzzing as people line up from around the corner for their fajitas, tacos, quesadillas and rice-and-meat bowls.

Now, those same finance sector employees are working from home on the back of a rapid escalation in the UK government’s coronavirus containment advice. And the exodus has left small businesses like Leahy’s that cater to the bankers, insurance brokers and tech workers in the area struggling to stay afloat.

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