DURHAM — More needs to be done help small business owners in response to the worldwide outbreak of COVID-19, University of New Hampshire Professor Daniel Innis told the Sun on Monday, adding that it will be an economic "disaster" if the economy remains shut down deep into the spring.
Last Friday, President Donald Trump signed a $2 trillion stimulus package called the CARES Act.
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