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Andy Meek
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- White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci recently shared a recommendation that he thinks it would also be good for Americans to follow in order to support local businesses.
- Even though the risk for COVID-19 is elevated when people choose to eat inside a restaurant, it's much safer to order takeout. That's what Dr. Fauci suggests.
- Dr. Fauci orders takeout from local restaurants in his neighborhood regularly throughout the week to support local businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic.
Here's another way to look at how devastating the coronavirus pandemic has been in the US, even apart from the public health aspect. To look at just one industry, restaurants, is to behold an immensity of financial pain. Through September, the National Restaurant Association estimates the sector has lost an estimated $240 billion in revenue -- almost a quarter of a trillion dollars -- and more than 100,000 restaurants and bars across the US have closed. Permanently.
The situation facing restaurants is so dire, it's spurred White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci to recommend that Americans go out of their way to try to do something about it -- and support local businesses in the process.
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Here’s why Dr. Fauci says you should try to order takeout regularly originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 11 Nov 2020 at 22:06:39 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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