World slips into pandemic-induced hibernation as China awakens

Restaurants and traffic go quiet globally while Shanghai's cargo shipments spike

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Restaurants in many major cities worldwide are unable to open as people stay indoors.

KAZUYA MANABE, YUSHO CHO and TAKASHI NAKANO, Nikkei staff writers

March 30, 2020 04:00 JST

TOKYO/SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE -- "Stay home. Essential travel only. Save lives."

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