Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez enjoy a date night at a New York restaurant

Jeff Bezos and fiancée Lauren Sanchez were spotted on a romantic date just days after the Amazon chief saw his net worth plummet by $11.9billion amid coronavirus panic. 

The 56-year-old and his partner were seen leaving the exclusive Carbone restaurant in New York City on Monday before quickly making their way to a car outside.  

Former broadcast news anchor Sanchez, 50, flashed her diamond engagement ring as she walked ahead of Bezos, the world’s richest man, flanked by security.  

The romantic Italian-American restaurant is a popular haunt for celebrities in  Greenwich Village. 

It comes just days after fears of coronavirus sent global stock markets plummeting while eating into the fortune of some of the world’s wealthiest moguls.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos reported the biggest loss of his net worth – seeing it drop by $11.9billion, according to Bloomberg.

Since the start of the year, the world’s 500 wealthiest people added $78billion to their fortunes. Those gains were wiped away in the last few days. 

It comes after Bezos was accused of ‘greenwashing’ after pledging $10billion to help fight climate change, while his e-commerce company pumps out the carbon equivalent to some small countries.

The richest man in America unveiled the Bezos Earth Fund to be set up with his vast funds. 

Amazon paid federal income tax this year for the first time since 2016, shelling out $162 million, a mere 1.2 percent of its $13.9billion income for 2019.

Earlier this month Bezos spent more than that on a Beverly Hills mansion worth $165million. 

Not only have people criticized Bezos for the taxes he pays, but many claimed that $10billion from his $130billion fortune was not nearly enough to offset the company’s massive carbon emissions.

Amazon said it emitted 44.4million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2018, which is more than some small countries.

Furthermore, critics questioned how the initiative would operate, it being privately funded, Bezos will be have full control and its activities will not necessarily be transparent.

In outlining his project Bezos only provided rudimentary details saying it ‘will fund scientists, activists, NGOs.’