lockdown bars and cinemas have shuttered and people are advised to work from home but president yokoi dodo has ruled out a nationwide lockdown instead he's ordered mass testing and 200 hospitals to be prepared for the anticipated surge in coated 900 patients. here in beijing despite the reported drop in numbers the virus still looms large over public behavior. temperature checks and social distancing are the new normal. over in the gym i think it's basically under control. and now most of the cases that are increasing are imported. and it looks like there's no more new domestic cases found i think it's quite safe. a sense of security yet to spread to the rest of asia where the battle against coronavirus for many has only just begun. let's look now at how the ongoing health crisis is affecting the global economy with travel restrictions the shattering of retail businesses and orders to stay indoors people's livelihoods are on the line and the u.s. banks are predicting the country's g.d.p. to drop by as much as 30 percent and a slowing economy needs job cuts one economist predicts u.s. unemp