A florist who prefers to be called Cai Xiaoman wearing a face mask and gloves, ensembles a bouquet at a flowers shop in a shopping mall, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, in Beijing, China February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
BEIJING (Reuters) - It's the eve of Valentine's Day and flower seller Cai Xiaoman is enclosing a special gift - a small bottle of hand sanitiser to ward off coronavirus - as she sends out her last few bouquets to customers in Beijing.
It has been a tough month for her. Sales are down 90% in the midst of an outbreak that has so far killed nearly 1,400 people in China. People are staying at home, leaving shopping malls empty.
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