China’s delivery workers risk infection as online sales surge amid coronavirus outbreak

2020-02-18 96 Dailymotion

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The coronavirus outbreak has been a severe challenge for many businesses in China, but for online shopping it has led to a huge spike in sales in recent few weeks. Millions of consumers are choosing to order fresh food online so they can cook at home rather than risk trips to shopping centres or restaurants. But the sales surge means delivery workers are also busier and facing a greater risk of exposure to infection as they make deliveries in communities under lockdown.