Yum China confirmed that it has temporarily closed some of its KFC and Pizza Hut stores in Wuhan, China due to the well-publicized coronavirus outbreak there, according to Reuters. The company told Reuters it would continue to monitor the situation for further "actions and preventive health measures," as needed. 

Meanwhile in the U.S., Yum! Brands, Inc. declared a quarterly cash dividend of 47 cents per share of common stock to shareholders of record at the close of business Feb. 14. The distribution is set for March 6, the company said in a news release.

Worldwide, the release said Yum! Brands opens more than eight new restaurants per day on average, and in 2019, Yum Brands was named to the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for the second year. It includes KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and will soon include The Habit Burger Grill when the acquisition of that 300-store brand closes in the second quarter of this year.

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