COVID-19

The economic toll of the coronavirus – from iPhones to solar panels to tourism

A security guard wearing a protective suit and a face mask stands as he holds a thermometer in front of the entrance to the China Transinfo Technology Co,in the morning after the extended Lunar New Year holiday caused by the novel coronavirus outbreak, in Zhongguancun Software Park, in Beijing, China February 10, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang - RC2GXE9XNYHB

The novel coronavirus COVID-19 is having a long economic reach, in China and beyond. Image: REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

John Letzing
Digital Editor, Strategic Intelligence, World Economic Forum
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