USA: ”Shuttered by the coronavirus, many gay bars – already struggling – are now on life support”

Gay bars have been shuttered by public-place closure orders during the coronavirus pandemic. In March, more than half of U.S. states issued statewide closure orders for bars and restaurants, decimating the nightlife industry. This has left LGBT people without a place to gather in public and LGBT workers without employment....

USA, San Francisco: ”Illegal nightclub in San Francisco shut down for stay-home breach”

San Francisco authorities shut down this underground nightclub for violating measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Time-lapse surveillance video from April 4 — long after California closed bars and restaurants — shows  people streaming into a pink-painted industrial building at 2266 Shafter Ave., which has a “Mack Metal” sign..Read More...

USA: ”The US Fed unveils up to $2.3 trillion of additional virus relief for small businesses and local governments”

The Federal Reserve announced on Thursday plans to unleash up to $2.3 trillion in additional economic aid amid the coronavirus lockdown. The central bank will offer up to $600 billion in loans through its Main Street Lending Program to small- and mid-sized businesses hit by the sudden economic halt. Firms..Read More...