As New York leaders warn that the state will likely return to the harsh lockdown measures of the spring — and other parts of the country face a similar fate as coronavirus cases and deaths reach new records — business owners abroad who have gone through multiple shutdowns help paint a picture of what may lie ahead.
Cities around the world have been through multiple lockdowns. Multiple global capitals are in their second or third round of closures as the virus many hoped was at least partly tamed bites back once more. Their real estate businesses have felt the impact in uniquely painful ways, and operators in places like London, Paris and Melbourne — all of which have lived through multiple government-imposed shutdowns this year — have collected wisdom along the way.