18% of households have lost work due to coronavirus concerns: Poll

About 18 percent of Americans say they or someone in their household have had their work hours reduced or lost jobs altogether over fears surrounding the novel coronavirus, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.

Bans on dining-in at restaurants and bars are growing. Shelter-in-place program restrictions are in place in the Bay area and likely coming soon in New York City and elsewhere. Travel restrictions are in place from Europe and other foreign countries. Professional sports leagues have suspended their seasons. Many employees are working from home, and many more are avoiding large crowds. The economy has shown signs of contraction, which has had a rippling effect on a range of businesses, NPR reports.