Explainer: As coronavirus fails to ease, interest in 'force majeure'
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(Reuters) - With the coronavirus outbreak that originated in Hubei province, China, showing no signs of abating any time soon, some companies that buy and sell goods in the Chinese market are taking interest in the legal defence of "force majeure."The death toll in China from the epidemic continues to climb and now stands above 1,000, more than the SARS epidemic two decades ago, with more than 42,000 confirmed cases in China and 319 cases in 24 other countries.WHAT IS FORCE MAJEURE?Force majeure..