Restaurants and small businesses face closure.

The pandemic has impacted way too many people in different ways. Restaurants and small businesses are a part of the section that is widely affected by it. As of the end of August, 32,700 franchised businesses have closed in the USA and lost 1.4 million jobs, the IFA said. About one-third of those businesses are closed permanently, and about 40% of the job losses are permanent, estimates the group, which represents restaurants, gyms, hotels, salons and spas, daycare, and other businesses and services. Read more on this here.