Delivery workers for Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com preparing for the morning round of deliveries from a distribution centre in Beijing, China, on Wednesday (Feb 19). China has released a set of measures to stabilise employment, including accelerating business resumption, encouraging online hiring and providing financial support for small firms, to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the economy. - AP
BEIJING: China has released a set of measures to stabilise employment, including accelerating business resumption, encouraging online hiring and providing financial support for small firms, to mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak on the economy.
This came as the outbreak disrupted businesses, and led to travel restrictions in some cities and the cancellation of on-site job fairs amid efforts to curb the spread of the virus, which has killed more than 2,000 people on the Chinese mainland.
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