Grupo Modelo, the brewer behind Corona, Modelo and other beers, said in a statement Thursday that it was suspending its beer production after the Mexican government ordered nonessential businesses to close in an attempt to stop the spread of the coronavirus. In one survey, 38% of surveyed American beer drinkers said they would not buy Corona beer “under any circumstances,” CBS News reported March 1. However, Constellation Brands, which handles Grupo Modelo’s beer in the United States, said that the virus had not affected sales, according to CNN. Mexico has at least 1,500 confirmed coronavirus cases and 50 deaths. ©2020 The New York Times Company

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