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[The World of Chinese] Three stories of Shanghai quarantine

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The Pandemic at a Construction Site

My parents company closed down, and all the employees were required to stay at the office. Reportedly, some one there was at close contact of a covid 19 patient. Employees at my parents company could continue working as long as they had access to a computer. Once a construction site shuts down, the workers have nothing to do. What's more, the middle aged men you see on most construction sites are usually the backbone of a whole family. If the work dries up, an entire family loses its income. That's the worst part.

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