CoronavirusInfection rates jump in China's coastal business hubs
Surge in Wenzhou and Guangzhou risks extending business shutdowns
Singles' Day online orders flood a distribution center in Wenzhou. The Chinese city is a cradle of entrepreneurship, sending business people nationwide. © Getty Images
ISSAKU HARADA, TAKASHI KAWAKAMI and NAOKI MATSUDA, Nikkei staff writers
February 8, 2020 05:35 JST
BEIJING/GUANGZHOU/SHANGHAI -- Coronavirus cases are climbing fast in economically vital Chinese coastal cities, far from the outbreak's epicenter, raising uncertainty over how many multinational manufacturers will be able to resume production next week.