New York (CNN Business) Starbucks may limit seating and keep only its drive thrus open in response to the coronavirus, CEO Kevin Johnson said Thursday. As a "last resort," it may temporarily close stores, Johnson noted. Earlier this month, Starbucks briefly closed a location in downtown Seattle after learning that a store employee had been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. A Starbucks coffee shop at Amazon headquarters on March 10, 2020 in downtown Seattle, Washington. Starbucks SBUX has already put many of these measures in place in China, the epicenter of the outbreak.

Source: CNN March 12, 2020 16:52 UTC