Golf Helping Take People’s Minds Off Coronavirus Pandemic

Golf Helping Take People’s Minds Off Coronavirus Pandemic

With a coronavirus pandemic largely dictating the way people live their lives in Massachusetts, leisure activities outside of the house are limited.

College and pro sports seasons are suspended; restaurants and bars are now takeout-only; and movie theatres are shut down.

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Hotel Jobs Slashed in Massachusetts Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Matthew McDonald

Hotels in Massachusetts are not doing well amid the coronavirus pandemic. In the hotel industry alone, Massachusetts has already lost more than 17,000 jobs, as WGBH reports.

Additionally, more than 66,000 jobs that support hotels have been eliminated. Across the country, there could be about four million jobs cut in the hotel industry as a result of this pandemic, the American Hotel and Lodging Association estimates.

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