FILE PHOTO: Bill Hu, founder and CEO of seul&SEUL restaurant, wears a mask and poses for pictures in downtown Shanghai, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of a new coronavirus, February 12, 2020. Picture taken February 12, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - As Valentine's Day nears on Friday, Shanghai restaurant owner Bill Hu finds himself unusually free.
The lights are out at seul&SEUL, his French fine dining spot in a high-end mall in China's commercial hub, with wine glasses stacked up and the kitchen silent, save for two employees tasked with disinfection duties.
