Staff members of a hot pot restaurant prepare takeout food in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, March 13, 2020.(Xinhua/Liu Chan)
Hot pot restaurants in Chongqing have found a way to keep serving its customers by stepping up online takeout service amid epidemic.
CHONGQING, March 15(Xinhua) -- Amid strict prevention measures against the novel coronavirus, some hot pot restaurants in Chongqing provide consumers with online hot pot takeout services.
From Feb. 26 to March 7, the total number of the orders in the city was about 40,000 with total value of 5.5 million RMB (about 785,000 U.S. dollars).
A staff member of a hot pot restaurant checks orders on a mobile application in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, March 13, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)
Staff members of a hot pot restaurant prepare takeout food in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, March 13, 2020.(Xinhua/Liu Chan)
A staff member of a hot pot restaurant delivers takeout food in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, March 13, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)
Staff members of a hot pot restaurant prepare takeout food in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, March 13, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)
Staff members of a hot pot restaurant prepare takeout food in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, March 13, 2020.(Xinhua/Liu Chan)
A staff member promotes takeout service online at a hot pot restaurant in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, March 13, 2020.(Xinhua/Liu Chan)
Staff members of a hot pot restaurant deliver takeout food in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, March 13, 2020.(Xinhua/Liu Chan)
Staff members of a hot pot restaurant prepare takeout food in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, March 13, 2020.(Xinhua/Liu Chan)
Staff members of a hot pot restaurant prepare takeout food in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, March 13, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)■