HONG KONG -- Lured by thriving tourism in his hometown Chongqing in Southwestern China, Li Yi last year used a big chunk of his savings to start a bed-and-breakfast business. But two weeks after his venture kicked off, Li's BnB overlooking the Yangtze River was hit by the coronavirus outbreak, which has killed nearly 4,700 people in China and infected tens of thousands more.
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A woman wearing a face mask cleans the entrance of a shop in Beijing on April 17. The coronavirus outbreak has hit China's domestic demand hard. © Reuters
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