B.C., Canada likely to see economic impact as coronavirus outbreak accelerates in China

By Chuck Chiang / Business in Vancouver
The coronavirus outbreak that has killed 81 people in China — mostly in the central city of Wuhan and the surrounding Hubei province — is likely already having an effect on Canada and B.C.’s economy, economists say. The outbreak, which Chinese officials said appears to be accelerating this week after first hitting global headlines in mid-January, has already rendered almost 3,000 people ill and resulted in confirmed or suspected cases here in Canada as well as in places such as the United States, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Southeast Asia.…

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January 28, 2020

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