andrew beal has the details. >> reporter: mary sue milliken is a well-known chef. she runs popular restaurants in southern california and las vegas. she's cooked for some of the most famous people in the world. the coronavirus outbreak forced all her resestaurantsts to o cl march. now showe's busyy planning t to reopen while following the rules to keep her customers safe. >> like instead of eight this year we're going to have only four. >> reporter: she's converting this unused room to a dining space that's big enough for guests to follow social distancing rawl distancing rules. and she's revamping menus to accommodate take-out orders. >> i'm trying to imagine new ways to service our customers, making sure it's very safe for the customer and very safe for the employee before we reopen. >> reporter: other entrepreneurs have respoponded to the pandemi by reinventing theheir business. this e event proroduction c com helps put on m major concerts. ♪ it worked with superstar acts like ozzy osbourne and ac/dc. but health officials in many states h have banned people fro

nhk world's andrew beale explains. >> reporter: compton is a suburb of los angeles. but it feels far away from the glamour of hollywood. more than one fifth of the people live in poverty. most residents are members of minority groups. this junior high school was shut town because of the virus. officials reopened it as a food bank. each meal includes fresh vegetables and fruit, cheese and bread. volunteers hand them out every t day at more than 60 locations around l.a. county. mr. rios picks up food for his family of five. he's from mexico and came to the u.s. about 30 years ago for a better life. he's supported his family as a welder. but that changed last month. >> translator: the factory was shut down with the government's order. we were told we were being let go. >> reporter: now he wonders about what comes next. >> translator: i can't pay for the rent, elelectricity, gas an water withoutut income. >> reporter: experts say the u.s. unemployment rate could h t 15%. more and more residents of los angeles find themselves on the streets. many come to this shelter in t