Coronavirus' biggest winners: Tech providers in China, Hong Kong

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The internet has played a vital role in the crisis, even though China is notorious for censoring content. YahooFinance

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The coronavirus outbreak is roiling China, but some startup technology companies are actually benefiting as isolated citizens flock to a range of solutions to achieve a sense of normalcy.

It’s consistent with what International Monetary Fund researchers once described as the unequal distribution of an outbreak’s economic effects. Sharing visuals from the empty streets and malls of affected area was a way to understand the impact of the virus, and underline technology’s critical role as events have played out.

Staying indoors doesn't mean neglecting fitness. Beijingers are going online for fitness classes amid the #coronavirus outbreak. pic.twitter.com/9WOeBfoqKG There continue to be attempts to share on-the-ground stories of the outbreak, amid a government crackdown of information that is also being blamed for contributing to the spread of the virus.

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