During the pandemic, all the cards have been reshuffled in many industries, including dining. Saralynn Lindsay finds out what it’s been like to manage the local Applebee’s. — Crisis Times at the Outset of the COVID-19 Shutdown in Nevada In mid March, 2020, the United States experienced a nationwide shutdown after the rise in COVID-19 cases. Each state handled the shutdown and the pandemic differently depending on how many cases were in each city and state.