Chill Threatens Outdoor Dining, and With It the U.S. Recovery
- Patios, gardens saved restaurants and jobs during Covid summer
- But arrival of cold weather could force more closures, layoffs
An outside dining area in New York, U.S., Sept. 26.
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A big chill is coming for U.S. businesses that survived Covid-19 by operating outdoors -- and it spells bad news for an already faltering economic recovery.