Coronavirus Fears Lead To Slumping Chinese Food Sales, Restaurateurs Assure ‘No Threat’

BOSTON — A bustling kitchen is not hard to find in Boston’s Chinatown.

“Welcome to the Avana Market Place. China’s food court!” Raymond Choi said to customers earlier this week.

Yet he is aware some Chinese restaurants are now suffering because of the stigma surrounding the coronavirus.

“There is no threat and that’s been proven and we’ve made sure that there is no threat,” Bob Luz, the President and CEO of the Massachusetts Restaurant Association, told WBZ-TV.

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