Customers with face masks are seen at a Moka Bros restaurant in Beijing, as the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in the country, China April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Martin Pollard

BEIJING: The worst of the COVID-19 outbreak in China may be over, but one Beijing-based restaurant chain is struggling with a "new reality" - fewer customers, reduced seating capacity, shorter hours, pay cuts and problems of cashflow and landlords.