Drop in Business Across Canadian Chinatowns Due to Coronavirus

Quiet streets in Chinatown in Calgary, Alta., on Feb. 26, 2020. Jeff McIntosh/Canadian press

Most of Calgary’s city councillors had lunch at a restaurant in Chinatown this week to try to help reduce fears about the new coronavirus.

Businesses in Chinatowns across Canada have reported a drop in activity since COVID−19 hit China in January and started to spread around the world.