Housing spark and clothes shopping is back, at least online

Housing spark and clothes shopping is back, at least online

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The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Tuesday related to the national and global response, the work place and the spread of the virus.

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TRAVEL & LEISURE: Travel is resuming slowly with hotels and airlines operating under new rules. There is already some uneasiness about crowding and the lack of social distancing.

— Lufthansa will resume flights to Shanghai on Wednesday, its first regular scheduled flights to mainland China since late January. The German carrier will offer one flight from Frankfurt to Shanghai every Wednesday, and in the opposite direction every Friday.

— Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea will reopen on July 1 after being closed for four months. The parks will operate under government safety guidlines, said owner Oriental Land Co., with limits in attendance, and mandatory temperature checks and masks for visitors.

Disney plans to reopen its parks in Florida and California next month.

RETAIL: New York, a COVID-19 hot spot for months, is relaxing rules for beleaguered retail stores. But some of the push toward online shopping may become permanent.

— Millions of people in Britain will be able to go to the pub, visit a movie theater, get a haircut or attend a religious service starting July 4, in a major loosening of coronavirus lockdown restrictions. But they will have to wait a bit longer to see a concert, get a tattoo or go to the gym.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that a swath of businesses can reopen, including restaurants, bars, hotels, hairdressers, cinemas and museums. Businesses including indoor gyms, pools, spas and tattoo parlors have to stay shut.

— Restaurants, gyms, swimming pools, libraries and kindergartens...

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