China regulator says coronavirus impact on industries to show in Feb

[BEIJING] The impact of the coronavirus outbreak on China's various industries will mainly show up in February, a vice-chairman of the country's state assets regulator said on Tuesday.

Ren Hongbin of China's State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) told reporters during a press briefing that more than 95 per cent of central government-controlled companies in key sectors such as oil refining, communication, power and transport sectors are currently in operation.

REUTERS