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Hotel housekeeper Esther Montanez poses outside the Hilton Back Bay, Friday, March 5, 2021, in Boston. Montanez refuses to give up hope of returning to her cleaning job at the hotel, which she held for six years until being furloughed since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Hotel housekeeper Esther Montanez poses outside the Hilton Back Bay, Friday, March 5, 2021, in Boston. Montanez refuses to give up hope of returning to her cleaning job at the hotel, which she held for six years until being furloughed since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Hotel housekeeper Esther Montanez looks at her cell phone outside the Hilton Back Bay, Friday, March 5, 2021, in Boston. Montanez refuses to give up hope of returning to her cleaning job at the hotel, which she held for six years until being furloughed since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak. The single mother cannot bear the idea of searching for work that will almost certainly mean earning near the minimum wage. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Bill Zanker is shown Friday, March 5, 2021, in Park City, Utah. Zanker, whose Grit Bxng gym in Union Square, Manhattan has been closed since March. Zanker is envisioning a comeback after being forced to close his luxury gym, Grit Bxng due to COVID-19 concerns. He's raising money to launch an at-home fitness business in the fall, which will mean eventually hiring to support a online business, including customer service and supply specialists. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Bill Zanker is shown Friday, March 5, 2021, in Park City, Utah. Zanker, whose Grit Bxng gym in Union Square, Manhattan has been closed since March. Zanker is envisioning a comeback after being forced to close his luxury gym, Grit Bxng due to COVID-19 concerns. He's raising money to launch an at-home fitness business in the fall, which will mean eventually hiring to support a online business, including customer service and supply specialists. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Hotel housekeeper Esther Montanez holds up a photograph of her five-year-old son Richard outside the Hilton Back Bay, Friday, March 5, 2021, in Boston. Montanez refuses to give up hope of returning to her cleaning job at the hotel, which she held for six years until being furloughed since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak. The single mother cannot bear the idea of searching for work that will almost certainly mean earning near the minimum wage. She earned about $23 a an hour at her job, plus tips, enough to provide a stable life for her son. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Bill Zanker is shown Friday, March 5, 2021, in Park City, Utah. Zanker, whose Grit Bxng gym in Union Square, Manhattan has been closed since March. Zanker is envisioning a comeback after being forced to close his luxury gym, Grit Bxng due to COVID-19 concerns. He's raising money to launch an at-home fitness business in the fall, which will mean eventually hiring to support a online business, including customer service and supply specialists. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Bill Zanker is shown Friday, March 5, 2021, in Park City, Utah. Zanker, whose Grit Bxng gym in Union Square, Manhattan has been closed since March. Zanker is envisioning a comeback after being forced to close his luxury gym, Grit Bxng due to COVID-19 concerns. He's raising money to launch an at-home fitness business in the fall, which will mean eventually hiring to support a online business, including customer service and supply specialists. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Bill Zanker is shown Friday, March 5, 2021, in Park City, Utah. Zanker, whose Grit Bxng gym in Union Square, Manhattan has been closed since March. Zanker is envisioning a comeback after being forced to close his luxury gym, Grit Bxng due to COVID-19 concerns. He's raising money to launch an at-home fitness business in the fall, which will mean eventually hiring to support a online business, including customer service and supply specialists. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Bill Zanker is shown Friday, March 5, 2021, in Park City, Utah. Zanker, whose Grit Bxng gym in Union Square, Manhattan has been closed since March. Zanker is envisioning a comeback after being forced to close his luxury gym, Grit Bxng due to COVID-19 concerns. He's raising money to launch an at-home fitness business in the fall, which will mean eventually hiring to support a online business, including customer service and supply specialists. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Bill Zanker is shown Friday, March 5, 2021, in Park City, Utah. Zanker, whose Grit Bxng gym in Union Square, Manhattan has been closed since March. Zanker is envisioning a comeback after being forced to close his luxury gym, Grit Bxng due to COVID-19 concerns. He's raising money to launch an at-home fitness business in the fall, which will mean eventually hiring to support a online business, including customer service and supply specialists. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)