Uber is doing 70 percent fewer trips in cities hit hard by coronavirus

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Uber took stock of the effect the coronavirus outbreak has had on its business in a call with investors on March 19th, and the early numbers are pretty grim. The company’s ride volume in Seattle, a city hit hard by the novel coronavirus, is down by 60-70 percent, the company’s CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said.And while the company didn’t release exact numbers for other cities, Khosrowshahi says they are assuming similar declines in other big m