How to Reopen: A Fortune series on business in a post-pandemic world

Restaurants in Louisiana. Salons in Georgia. Retailers in Alabama. Gyms in Arkansas. Churches in Idaho.

Municipalities and organizations across the United States are beginning to imagine what returning to “normal” might look like in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic. For most, there are still more questions than answers about how any of this might—or should—work.

What can the world learn from the Chinese cities attempting this first? What cleaning procedures are necessary to keep employees and customers safe? Is lifting shelter-in-place orders even the best move for the economy? How can we consume art safely?

This month, Fortune launched a new series, called “How To Reopen,” that digs into what business leaders are doing to help companies large and small—not to mention the cities they inhabit—survive the economic fallout from COVID-19. CEOs have already called this the most difficult economic challenge they’ve faced, a once-in-a-generation event. Rebounding from it will be just as complicated. Fortune aims to bear witness to as much of it as we can.

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