For some Chinese businesses, there's no going back to life before the coronavirus

As the second quarter begins in China, it’s an altered landscape in the coronavirus-stricken economy with businesses that remain shut — some for good.

The official resumption of work rate has crept steadily higher since early February, when more than half the country extended a Lunar New Year holiday by at least a week in an effort to limit the spread of the disease known officially as COVID-19.