Restaurant Chain To Close Early Amid Virus Threat

A Chinese restaurant chain with more then 50 eateries in Hong Kong announced on Friday that it would close outlets at 4pm in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Tao Heung said the initiative would start on Saturday and last for two weeks.

In a social media post, it also said its restaurants would not serve people who are under mandatory home quarantine.

This comes as Hong Kong reported a spike in the number of Covid-19 patients, most of whom involve people returning to the city from overseas.

Other restaurants have also implemented measures to prevent crowds gathering.

More than 200 McDonald's restaurants across the city on Wednesday began suspending dine-in services after 6pm.

More than 160 restaurants under the Cafe de Coral group will also suspend dine-in services after 6:30pm, starting on Friday.