A medical staff member (left) being disinfected by a colleague before leaving a quarantine zone converted from a hotel in Wuhan, the epicentre of the new coronavirus outbreak, in China's central Hubei province. - AFP/STR
LONDON (AFP): Given China's economic heft and position in the nexus of global supply chains, the new strain of coronavirus is affecting companies from far and wide in multiple sectors.
Here's how a selection of multinational brands are responding to the epidemic, which has forced many companies to stay shut until at least Feb 10 after China extended its Lunar New Year holidays.
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