This article discusses how food pantries are having to serve far more people than ever before. Many food pantries are seeing a decrease in volunteers and donations making this pandemic the “perfect storm.”
This article discusses how coronavirus deaths in nursing homes have increased drastically over the past few weeks. Elderly people are especially susceptible to death from coronavirus and nursing homes have become ground zero for these fatalities. https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-deaths-in-u-s-nursing-long-term-care-facilities-top-10-000-11587586237?mod=hp_lead_pos1
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/some-days-i-feel-like-im-melting-how-single-mothers-in-new-york-city-are-coping-with-quarantine This article provides personal accounts of mothers who are dealing with the repercussions of economics and their emotional and mental wellbeings during this time as they care for their children and juggle many responsibilities.
Gavin Newsom, governor of California, announced this past weekend that the state has acquired 15,000+ hotel rooms for homeless people during the pandemic as part of the “Project Roomkey” initiative. Homeless people are especially vulnerable to COVID-19 as they do not have access to places to quarantine themselves and often suffer from chronic health conditions. … Read more
Forbes recently published an article about how it may be possible for debt collectors to seize a person’s stimulus check if they owe money for private student loans, credit cards, and/or medical bills. While the CARES Act protects against collection against most federal and state debt, it unfortunately does not protect against the collection of … Read more
This article explains how the coronavirus pandemic is “exposing, and exacerbating, a pre-existing condition in the country’s health system: disparities in care for non-English-speaking patients” as a result of medical interpreters being forced to work remotely due to lack of sufficient PPE. Considering how the virus has disproportionately impacted black, Latinx, and immigrant communities, this … Read more
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/10/us-prisons-coronavirus-uprising-riot At the Lansing Correction Facility in Kansas, prisoners protested by uprising on Friday, April 10th. Police officials shut the protest down. The article cites previous examples of prison guards using pepper spray and other forms of force against prisoners who express fears about possible infection.
The Washington Post recently published an article about how two black men wearing masks were followed throughout the store by a police officer at a Walmart in Wood River, Illinois. The article includes a link to the YouTube video in which the two men are seen walking throughout the store as a police officer follows … Read more
Partners in Health is an organization that brings health care and sustainable health infrastructure to disadvantaged communities around the globe. Now, it is turning its focus not just outward, but also inward. PiH is suggesting how we can help organize our communities to stop Covid-19.
https://www.newsweek.com/rikers-island-covid-19-new-york-city-1496872 Rikers Island now has a confirmed infection rate of 6.6% which is over seven times that of NYC and nine times that of New York State. Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio have begun releasing inmates slowly; however, many call the release rate insufficient and unjust as many inmates, over 100, are particularly susceptible … Read more
