COVID-19 crisis has devastating effect on artists, performers

In the United States, museums have shut, theatres sit empty, and concerts and festivals have been cancelled.

The coronavirus pandemic has been devastating for artists and performers.

Museums have shut, theatres sit empty, and concerts and festivals have been cancelled.

Governments have stepped in with support, but performers in the United States are pushing Congress to do more.

Al Jazeera’s Gabriel Elizondo reports from New York in the US.