On eve of Lunar New Year, COVID-19 pushes Chinatown businesses to the brink

A year since the coronavirus spread globally, many small business owners in Chinatowns around the world are closing down, yet there remains hope for recovery.

CNK Director Paul Ong was recently interviewed with Reuters, discussing the impacts the COVID-19 pandemic has had on small businesses within ethnic enclaves, in particular Chinatowns worldwide.

“But Chinatowns, in particular, have been hit harder and for longer, partly due to xenophobia related to the origins of COVID-19, which led to an avoidance of the area”, said Ong.

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