In Rio de Janeiro, 2019 Copa Libertadores winner Flamengo said it had made its facilities available to the state and city government, including the city’s iconic Maracanã stadium. São Paulo Mayor Bruno Covas said 200 beds would be made available in Pacaembu within two weeks and 1,800 beds in Anhembi within three weeks. In São Paulo, the city with the largest number of confirmed deaths and cases, the mayor’s office announced that 2,000 hospital beds would be added to the Pacaembu stadium and the Anhembi convention center in the next few weeks. Some of Brazil’s soccer stadiums, arenas and convention centers will be converted into field hospitals to treat patients infected with coronavirus. The field of the Pacaembu stadium is lined with metal frames as workers erect an open-air hospital to treat patients in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Monday, March 23. Marriott International, the world's largest hotel chain, announced last week it had begun furloughing some of its 130,000 employees. The American Hotel and Lodging Association represents companies across the hotel industry, including Marriott International, Hyatt, Hilton Hotels and Resorts, and Disney Parks, Experiences and Products.
The states expecting the biggest losses are California, Florida, Nevada and New York. The hotel industry directly employees or supports more than 8 million jobs in the US. The group estimates that more than 4 million have been lost already, or will be eliminated in the next few weeks. “The impact to our industry is already more severe than anything we’ve seen before, including September 11th and the great recession of 2008 combined,” said Chip Rogers, President and CEO of the trade group. The American Hotel and Lodging Association says in a new study that the drastic decline in occupancy is causing hotel owners to implement "massive, unavoidable layoffs and furloughs," and believes it will only get worse. The hotel industry expects 44% of all US hotel employees could lose their jobs as the coronavirus outbreak drys up demand.
Marriott International, the world's largest hotel chain, announced it had begun furloughing some of its 130,000 employees. The failed vote is sure to incense Republicans, who have been criticizing Democrats all morning and accusing them of holding up efforts to move the package forward, and ratchet up tensions as lawmakers continue to hold talks on a stimulus package.
Senate Democrats lined up against the measure – just as they did yesterday when the first attempted procedural vote failed – as they argue that Majority Leader Mitch McConnell should not be holding what they have called “arbitrary” votes while negotiators are still attempting to reach a bipartisan deal. Doug Jones, a moderate Democrat who is up for re-election in Alabama, joined Republicans in voting for the bill.Īfter the vote, Jones told CNN off camera that he was “embarrassed” by the political games both sides are playing. The vote tally was 49-46 with a largely party line vote. It was the second time in two days Democrats blocked the measure as talks over the giant bill continue. Senate Democrats on Monday blocked advancing a coronavirus economic stimulus bill when a procedural vote failed to get to the 60 votes needed to pass.
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