Hubei Province pushes back business restart to March 10

Industrial hub stays under lockdown as virus outbreak drags on

Authorities in the Hubei Province capital of Wuhan have maintained tight restrictions on travel to curb the spread of the coronavirus. © Reuters

TAKASHI KAWAKAMI, Nikkei staff writer

February 21, 2020 00:45 JST

GUANGZHOU -- The government of Hubei Province, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, said Thursday it will extend its business shutdown for a third time, this time to March 10, more than a month and a half after the Lunar New Year holiday was slated to end.