Communal hotpot falls victim to Hong Kong virus fearsHealth experts sounded warnings after a cluster of coronavirus cases were discovered in one Hong Kong family who all shared a hotpot. HONG KONG: Hotpot has become the latest casualty of the coronavirus outbreak after ten members of a family in Hong Kong became infected after sharing the dish, a much loved favourite during winter. As the tenth positive case was confirmed within the family on Monday, stocks for large hotpot companies with restaurants in Hong Kong and mainland China plunged. In Hong Kong, major restaurant chains including Fairwood, Cafe de Coral, Yoshinoya and Maxim's announced they were temporarily pulling hotpot from their menus. It said it would not close its Hong Kong branches but would start checking the temperatures of patrons.

Source: Bangkok Post February 12, 2020 02:15 UTC