Seriously?
Coronavirus has halted these concerts, festivals and movie premieres
Major concert promoters recommend postponing arena tours due to coronavirus: What we know
Tucson bars, businesses close and concerts are postponed amid COVID surge
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC CAUSES NBA TO SUSPEND SEASON AFTER PLAYER TESTS POSITIVE
NHL to pause season due to coronavirus
No one is saying local and state governments didn't impose restrictions but it's just wrong to say government bans were the only reason businesses closed or drastically altered how they did business.
In early 2020 many, many people were worried about Covid and would have stayed home no matter what the government did.
*** In early 2020 many, many people were worried about Covid and would have stayed home no matter what the government did.***
Because of the FEAR and propaganda the government spewed out daily and nearly nonstop. It’s still going on, if you haven’t noticed. Fauci is all disappointed that we aren’t falling in line with this latest round of boosters.
There was no allowing for alternate positions. Anyone who did was, at the very minimum, shunned and told this was all misinformation. Many scientists and doctors who disagreed were called crazy and some even lost their jobs. Fauci could put up with no dissent. He’s not Mr. Science. Real science debates and that simply wasn’t allowed with SARS-CoV-2.
It depends on the jurisdiction. In my metro area of Illinois, the only stores open during the first lockdown was pot shops, liquor stores, and grocery stores. When things started to open up, government mandated how to operate..
Your major concerts articles were dated after Houston canceled their Livestock Show and Rodeo and the Eagles canceled their Dallas show.
Your Tuscon article is dated January 2022, which is two years beyond the scope of this discussion of the early days.
-PJ