Businesses cope with coronavirus fallout

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Businesses across the United States are coming up with their own plans to deal with disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic as cities limit movement and workers are forced to stay home.

Apple announced Tuesday it is closing all U.S. retail locations until further notice. That's an update to a weekend announcement that it was shutting stores outside of Greater China for two weeks.

Amazon sent a notice out to sellers Tuesday that it will only receive vital supplies at U.S. and European warehouses. The move is in order to free up space for medical items and household goods that are in high demand because of the pandemic. The change impacts first-party vendors and third-party sellers through April 5th.

McDonald's, Starbucks, and Dunkin' Donuts said they are shutting down dine-in options at their locations nationwide.

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin says it is vital that restaurants keep dine-out options available.

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"We want to make sure that the state's allow the drive-thru portions of these fast foods to stay open particularly in a time period where we're telling people don't go to restaurants, these companies feed a big part of America and I expect they are going to feed a bigger part of America."

Uber and Lyft are suspending shared or pooled rides in the U.S. and Canada, in an attempt to stop the coronavirus from spreading.

Meanwhile, businesses like Facebook are trying to blunt the financial trauma facing staff. The social media giant is reportedly planning to hand out $1,000 bonus checks to help employees during the crisis.

The auto industry is considering what to do after a GM employee at an engineering center tested posted for the coronavirus. The United Auto Workers union on Tuesday asked for a two-week industry-wide shut down over coronavirus concerns.

But Tesla, a non-union shop, has reportedly been given approval to keep its factory in the San Francisco Bay Area open. The county where the plant is located is one of six California counties facing a three-week lock-down aimed at slowing the coronavirus outbreak on the West Coast. That Tesla factory employs more than 10,000 workers.