Coronavirus: companies count the cost amid threat to Europe's car production
by Mark Sweney and Jasper Jolly from on (#4ZWN1)
Airline, broadcaster and drinks group also among affected firms
Coronavirus shocks have rippled through the corporate world after a large airline imposed a hiring freeze, the world's biggest whisky maker warned on profits and a factory shutdown in Italy threatened car production across Europe.
The German carrier Lufthansa has halted recruitment and is offering employees unpaid leave as part of cost-saving measures to limit the financial impact of the spread of the coronavirus.
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