Covid-19 and the Affects on Our Family

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So my husband and I went to Mexico at the end of February, returning the first week of March. Shortly after all hell broke loose. Both our daughters (23 and 27) are still living with us. My 27 year old is rarely home, spends her off time at her boyfriend's parents' home. She works at the airport. Eventually she got laid off from the airlines but they are paying her the government emergency fund. Her other job at the airport (security screening) has cut her hours but pays her for the hours she was supposed to work. She is home ALL THE TIME and does nothing. And she is still out in the work world to some extent... and at the airport no less. Her fiance works in H-Vac and is a manager. He had to lay some people off but he is still working out in the field. He is spending a lot of his off time at our home. Our 23 year old was working as a supply teacher for 2 different school boards and in a winery. One school board laid her off. The other just didn't. The winery laid her off. She is so bored that she has resorted to working out like a maniac. She is the last person in this house that needs extra exercise. You'd think she was training for the Olympics or something. Anyway, the winery has called her back in to work as patios are opening. My husband works in a chemical factory. They had to shut down here and there due to lack of orders. He has used vacation days so that he would continue to get paid. He has been with the company for 35+ years so has 6 weeks vacation. However, they have now decided to lay everyone off for at least 3 weeks. He has applied for the government emergency fund. I am immune compromised and also deal with anxiety and depression. Though my younger daughter has been socializing a bit with friends they have been very safe about it and only started doing that recently. She has been doing the groceries for me. Otherwise, the rest of the household has been out in the world. Also, we are feeding them all the time. We're spending about $200 a week on groceries! Sometimes my daughter's fiance will bring in some fast food or buy some groceries and cook something up, but we have been paying for the bulk of the food which disappears pretty quickly with 4-5 people in the house. Add to that, the people that are renting our vacation home (my husband's parents' house that we bought in another province) are moving out. So there goes that income as well. He can't go there because the province is on lock down and if he were to he would have to quarantine for 2 weeks... basically the whole time he would be there. I hated always relying on my daughter for groceries, plus I went stir crazy having a house full of people so much (I'm a home body and a loner) that I went out and did groceries one week... ended out with the stomach flu a few days later. My husband did groceries once early during seniors only hours. I have gone one other time but am now wearing an N95 mask my husband brought from work. Everyone else only wears a mask if they are working, not shopping or socializing. I know we're not the only ones suffering during this time. I'm just saying how it has affected me personally. I'm worried about our financial situation big time. And with all 4 other members being out in the world and only cautious during work because they have to be, I worry about getting sick. I have had the occasional health issue which I have just dealt with because I don't think my doctor is seeing patients. Maybe he is now. I did have a couple of telephone consults with him. And really, that's just the tip of the ice berg compared to all the other things going on in the world. How is everyone else handling this mess?