Airbnb Hosts in Coronavirus Epicenter Stay Open for Business
- Company advised hosts in the region to be aware of epidemic
- World Health Organization declares outbreak a global emergency
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Airbnb Inc. asked hosts in parts of China affected by the coronavirus to help guests rearrange accommodation, while stopping short of warning customers about the disease.
The advice comes as hundreds of properties remain available via the room-booking platform in the city of Wuhan in central China’s Hubei province, where the deadly virus that’s killed more than 200 is believed to have originated.