Coronavirus Updates
coronavirus updates, We will learn more in the coming days of the real impact of the coronavirus on China and the rest of the world. One thing we have already learned is that when China sneezes, the rest of the world gets more than just the cold. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE BY HELEN RALEIGH
coronavirus updates - Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Fast-food companies operating in China have taken extraordinary steps to contain the spread of the coronavirus by ramping up “contactless” pickup and delivery services to keep both their workers and customers safe, Reuters reported Sunday. The companies taking the extra precautions include McDonald’s, Starbucks and Kentucky Fried Chicken, the report said. McDonald’s has instituted contactless pickup and delivery of Big Macs, fries and other menu items across the country as the outbreak has grown.AMERICANS QUARANTINED ON DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP OVER CORONAVIRUS FLOWN TO US; 14 INFECTED AND ISOLATED ON PLANE
coronavirus updates, As part of the plan, customers order remotely – by mobile phones or using computers in the restaurants – and employees seal the meals in bags and put them in a pre-arranged location for pickup without human contact, McDonald’s says on its website. Delivery order procedures have also undergone revisions as drivers now drop McDonald’s packages at building entrances, disinfect their delivery bags and wash their hands more frequently, the wire service reported. Drivers also now carry ID cards showing they - and the people who made and packaged their food - had their body temperature scanned to prove they do not have a fever.
coronavirus updates - An entrance to a closed McDonald's Corp. restaurant is barricaded near the famous West Lake, usually a popular tourist attraction, in Hangzhou, China, on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. The death toll from the coronavirus climbed above 1,000, as the Chinese province at the epicenter of the outbreak reported its highest number of fatalities yet. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images The flu-like virus has infected more than 70,548 people globally and killed 1,770 as of Sunday, mostly in the central Chinese province of Hubei.
coronavirus updates - In early February, 83 percent of all stores on the Meituan-Dianping delivery platform - one of the largest in the country - were closed, according to Beijing-based data firm BigOne Lab.DR. MARC SIEGEL PRAISES US RESPONSE TO CORONAVIRUS AMID GLOBAL PANIC: 'WE'RE BEING PROTECTED' Starbucks has implemented procedures where customers order coffee via its app and then wait outside its cafés until receiving a pick-up notice, Reuters reported. Orders are placed on tables just inside café entrances.