US Firms in China Report Staff Shortages as Coronavirus Hits Global Operations: AmCham

US Firms in China Report Staff Shortages as Coronavirus Hits Global Operations: AmCham
The U.S. flag flies over Chinese shipping containers that were unloaded at the Port of Long Beach, in Los Angeles County, U.S. on Sept. 29, 2018. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images
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SHANGHAI—Nearly half of the U.S. companies in China say their global operations are already seeing an impact from business shutdowns due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to a poll by Shanghai’s American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham).

Some 78 percent of the respondents also said they do not have sufficient staff at their Chinese plants to resume full production, as public health restrictions make it harder to workers to return to their jobs after an extended holiday.