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The U.S. restaurant industry was projected to have $899 billion in sales for 2020 by the National Restaurant Association, the main trade association for the industry in the United States. [115] The industry as a whole as of February 2020 employed more than 15 million people, representing 10 percent of the workforce directly. [115]
According to the American Gaming Association, the industry will be hit by losses up to $43.5 billion in economic activity in the following months. Some projection was that the sports gambling industry may lose $140 million alone in the fourth weekend of March (21–22 March 2020) on lost NCAA basketball tournament bets. [218]
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) reported that 323 "active medication shortages" were reported in January–March 2024. As a result of drug scarcity, many healthcare systems were forced to either ration out essential drugs, triage patients based on the severity of their condition and their need for the drug, or both.
According to the American Hospital Association, the hospital industry saw a $323.1 billion loss in income in 2020, as elective and non-emergency procedures were all pushed to the wayside out of ...
Over time, industries rise and fall based on demographic trends, shifting consumer preferences and technological developments. However, in 2020, entire industries that were thriving as recently as...
As these initial shortages were gradually remedied throughout 2020/2021, a second group of shortages emerged, afflicting industries dependent on global supply chains, affecting everything from automobiles to semiconductors to home appliances, in part due to China's determination to eliminate COVID-19 from its population by enforcing stringent ...
Weekly confirmed COVID-19 deaths Map of cumulative COVID-19 death rates by US state. [1]The CDC publishes official numbers of COVID-19 cases in the United States. The CDC estimates that, between February 2020 and September 2021, only 1 in 1.3 COVID-19 deaths were attributed to COVID-19. [2]
One of our worst domestic failure: 19.7% of children age 2-19 are obese. America has an ethical responsibility for the health of U.S. children.