The novel coronavirus had affected the lives of people across the world. Many are gradually adapting to the new normal as the coronavirus continues to spread and pose a threat to public health. 

The pandemic had caused the fall and contraction of many healthcare systems of many nations in different parts of the world. For example, an article revealed that the coronavirus pandemic may have been a wakeup call for the United States of America to improve its healthcare system.

Also, businesses had to adjust their plans and strategies, including their budgets for the requirements that they had to adhere to that, are set by the local and federal government. 

Private businesses are not the only ones that are burdened by these requirements as many agencies and offices in the public sector are now struggling to follow their budgets and attain funding from the government as it had also taken a great hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Just like private businesses, government agencies and offices will also be making adjustments to their operations such as additional time for cleaning and sanitation in workspaces. Also, these agencies will be spending on the personal protective equipment of their employees such as face masks, face shields, and other suits to protect from a possible coronavirus infection. 

The Extra Expenses of Government Agencies and Offices

Based on an article, many people across the United States had lost their jobs due to the pandemic. The article also reveals that the unemployment rate of the country had reached 14.7 percent or 20.5 million of the country's workforce have been let go by their employers amid the pandemic. It means that the power of the coronavirus goes beyond its effects on the health care system as it had also effects on a nation's economy, including employment. 

The additional costs that the government is incurring to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus had also affected the opportunities they can give to job hunters. 

According to an article, the government of the United States has had to let go of jobs they offer for public services such as trash management employees and other employees working for the government. 

It was reported in the article that the government had already opened jobs amid the lockdown orders but the work opportunities for the country's workforce were not provided for the 585,000 job seekers.

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The Country's Loss on Earnings

Due to the temporary postponement of the operations of many businesses across the country due to the lockdown orders, the government had fewer collections through taxes from the businesses that were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on the article, it was forecasted that there will a drop by 20 percent in the total collection of taxes in the following month and the country's fight against the coronavirus is adding to the national expenditure.