China's coronavirus outbreak cost more than 1 trillion yuan ($144 billion) in losses to the restaurant, tourism and movie industries in seven days of the Lunar New Year holiday, economists estimated.
Gloom pervades Lunar New Year holiday as people cancel travel and stay home

A robot serves meals at a Beijing restaurant in November 2018. Restaurant sales have plunged during what is usually the busiest time of the year. © Reuters
China's coronavirus outbreak cost more than 1 trillion yuan ($144 billion) in losses to the restaurant, tourism and movie industries in seven days of the Lunar New Year holiday, economists estimated.