McDonald's Corporation announced that all stores were closed in the U.K. and Ireland on Monday, March 23rd consistent with Government policy. In contrast, McDonald's has re-opened almost all restaurants in China as the incidence rate of COVID-19 has fallen sharply even in Wuhan the epicenter of infection.
In the U.S. and other nations, McDonald's and other QSRs are operating take out, drive-through and home delivery to maintain operations to retain employees and maintain cash flow.