entrepreneur fabio longo. experts say any country that has close economic ties to china could have been hit. italy's textile industry relies heavily on chinese companies fabio longo's company block industry works with asian manufacturers as well his company is based in italy's veneto region and he's deeply concerned about the corona virus quarantine. corona virus outbreak is having serious consequences for a company. it's happening right as major fashion shows are on. 2 for men and women each juror in the all important winter season. milan fashion week went ahead with special safety precautions longo says the event is very important for the country's fashion industry especially as italy's economy is slowing. the textile industry has taken a hit. it really did need that after the economic crisis. and the situation in china which has been struggling with the virus for 2 months makes it worse china makes up 30 to 36 percent of consumption. ok. longo was lucky he exported 97 percent of his products before northern