Editing COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia (U.S. state) (section)

==Private sector responses==
[[File:Covid sign, May 11, 2020, Brunswick, GA, US.jpg|right|thumb|160px|Sign in Brunswick, May 11, 2020]]
[[File:The Olde Pink House, Savannah, GA, US.jpg|right|thumb|160px|Outside service at a tavern in Savannah, May 22, 2020]]

===Commercial entities===
[[Six Flags Over Georgia]] announced that the theme park would close temporarily from March 13 to April 1.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wgxa.tv/news/local/six-flags-over-georgia-closing-through-end-of-march|title=Six Flags Over Georgia closing through end of March|first=WGXA Digital News|last=Staff|date=March 13, 2020|website=WGXA|access-date=March 14, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105150752/https://wgxa.tv/news/local/six-flags-over-georgia-closing-through-end-of-march|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 30, it reported that it would not open until mid-May.<ref>{{cite web|title=Six Flags Over Georgia and White Water Update Temporary Closures|date=March 30, 2020|publisher=Six Flags|url=http://www.sixflags.com/overgeorgia/plan-your-visit/coronavirus-update|access-date=April 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403095939/https://www.sixflags.com/overgeorgia/plan-your-visit/coronavirus-update|archive-date=April 3, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Emory Healthcare]] announced the postponement of "all inpatient and outpatient elective surgical and procedural cases" starting on March 16.<ref name="trubey-emory">{{cite web |last1=Trubey |first1=Scott |title=Emory to postpone elective surgeries amid coronavirus outbreak |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/emory-postpone-elective-surgeries-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/Fmlqa5slSa8Z70iL6eYn9K/ |publisher=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |access-date=March 16, 2020 |date=March 15, 2020 |archive-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105150810/https://www.ajc.com/news/local/emory-postpone-elective-surgeries-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/Fmlqa5slSa8Z70iL6eYn9K/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]], a [[furry convention]] held in Atlanta, announced that the 2020 iteration of the convention scheduled for May had been cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web|title=Atlanta furry convention canceled due to coronavirus|last1=Garger|first1=Kenneth|date=March 17, 2020|publisher=New York Post|url=https://nypost.com/2020/03/17/atlanta-furry-convention-canceled-due-to-coronavirus/|access-date=March 17, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105150811/https://nypost.com/2020/03/17/atlanta-furry-convention-canceled-due-to-coronavirus/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Other attractions in Atlanta that have closed temporarily include the [[Children's Museum of Atlanta]], the [[World of Coca-Cola]], the [[College Football Hall of Fame]], [[Fernbank Museum of Natural History]], [[Georgia Aquarium]], the [[National Center for Civil and Human Rights]], and [[Zoo Atlanta]].<ref name="ajc-ho-fernbank">{{cite web |last1=Ho |first1=Rodney |title=Fernbank, National Center for Civil and Human Rights, College Hall of Fame all closed next week and probably longer |url=https://www.ajc.com/lifestyles/fernbank-national-center-for-civil-and-human-rights-college-hall-fame-all-closed-next-week-and-probably-longer/WCOf7rDZEtmBf18PpxUUrN/ |publisher=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |access-date=March 25, 2020 |date=March 15, 2020 |archive-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105150758/https://www.ajc.com/lifestyles/fernbank-national-center-for-civil-and-human-rights-college-hall-fame-all-closed-next-week-and-probably-longer/WCOf7rDZEtmBf18PpxUUrN/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Foundations and charities===
The [[Arthur Blank|Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation]] announced on March 20 that it would donate $5&nbsp;million to an Atlanta coronavirus fund set up by United Way of Greater Atlanta, and [[Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia]] in Atlanta, in addition to $400,000 in other grants for non-profits in Georgia and [[Montana]].<ref name="ajc-sports-blank">{{cite web |author1=AJC Sports |title=Blank Foundation pledges $5.4 million in coronavirus aid |url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/football/blank-foundation-pledges-million-coronavirus-aid/U3Fb8a9O0t5dbaXnmK5mIM/ |publisher=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |access-date=March 20, 2020 |date=March 20, 2020 |archive-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105150816/https://www.ajc.com/sports/football/blank-foundation-pledges-million-coronavirus-aid/U3Fb8a9O0t5dbaXnmK5mIM/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="blank-press-release-2020-03-20">{{cite web |title=The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Announces Nearly $5.4 Million In Funding For COVID-19 Relief Efforts |url=https://blankfoundation.org/the-arthur-m-blank-family-foundation-announces-nearly-5-4-million-in-funding-for-covid-19-relief-efforts/ |publisher=The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation |access-date=March 20, 2020 |date=March 20, 2020 |archive-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105150756/https://blankfoundation.org/the-arthur-m-blank-family-foundation-announces-nearly-5-4-million-in-funding-for-covid-19-relief-efforts/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In an effort to support local artists, non-profit CREATE Dunwoody created "Everything Will Be OK" yard signs which became popular.<ref name="mathis-albright-dekalb">{{cite web |last1=Mathis |first1=George |last2=Albright |first2=Mandi |title=UPDATE {{!}} Coronavirus in DeKalb County: The latest news from the AJC |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/coronavirus-dekalb-county-the-latest-news-from-the-ajc/3HdhO7P6QubkvNsHMBQ1hJ/ |publisher=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |access-date=March 29, 2020 |date=March 27, 2020 |archive-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105150815/https://www.ajc.com/news/local/coronavirus-dekalb-county-the-latest-news-from-the-ajc/3HdhO7P6QubkvNsHMBQ1hJ/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="parade-brunner">{{cite web |last1=Brunner |first1=Jeryl |title=Everything Will Be OK! Iconic Georgia Mural Takes on New Meaning Amid Coronavirus Crisis |url=https://parade.com/1013356/jerylbrunner/dunwoody-georgia-coronavirus-mural/ |publisher=Parade |access-date=March 29, 2020 |date=March 24, 2020 |archive-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105150807/https://parade.com/1013356/jerylbrunner/dunwoody-georgia-coronavirus-mural/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="cnn-kim-23-ok-sign">{{cite news |last1=Kim |first1=Allen |title=A Georgia town will hand deliver 'Everything will be OK' yard signs with profits supporting local artists and art teachers |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/23/us/everything-ok-sign-trnd/index.html |publisher=CNN |access-date=March 29, 2020 |date=March 23, 2020 |archive-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105150751/https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/23/us/everything-ok-sign-trnd/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>