Except, of course, that tenants are not paying because the economy is being shut down in response to COVID. The better solution would be for the government to

Except, of course, that tenants are not paying because the economy is being shut down in response to COVID. The better solution would be for the government to take over some fraction of the loans, large enough to prevent contagion but small enough to avoid zombie businesses. Not an easy balance to strike but probably the only way to see this through to the end of the crisis.