The economy and the virus


“I’VE had 22 cancellations in January,” Bernard said, referring to advance bookings he gets for his taxi-for-hire service.

Bernard, my regular taxi guy, picked me up on Saturday to go to the airport and lamented that his business had been badly affected due to the novel coronavirus scare.

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Brian Martin

Brian Martin

Brian Martin is the managing editor of The Star.

   

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