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Chinatowns become ghost towns as Covid-19 fight shuts down US | South China Morning Post

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Normally bustling with activity and colour, Chinatowns in California have come to a standstill as a lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic forces most shops to close. Business has dropped up to 80 per cent, driven initially by racially charged fears about Covid-19, and later by a statewide shelter-i…

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