The Bay Area city of Richmond has yet to see many coronavirus cases, despite being densely packed, with few jobs and little access to healthcare.
By all accounts amid this pandemic, the city of Richmond should be sitting at the precipice of disaster.
Contra Costa County officials said Thursday they were taking steps to create four new testing sites, including one in San Pablo, next door to Richmond. But county officials said they haven’t heard any news about new state testing in Richmond or elsewhere.when the region’s only hospital, Doctors Medical Center, closed.
A drive-through tour of the city on Wednesday and Thursday indicated many shops were closed, and like elsewhere in the nation, the streets appeared relatively empty. People seemed either to be indoors, or outside on their lawns, tending to their gardens, or in their driveways working on their cars. The Contra Costa West school district is providing three meals a day to every person under 18 — regardless of school attendance.
“The alarming COVID-19 mortality rate in America’s communities of color can be directly attributed to problems with health access and resources,” said Tracey Brown, chief executive of the American Diabetes Assn., in a statement. “Those with the fewest resources are the least likely to have access to quality health care, and COVID-19 testing is no exception.”
“Chevron’s U.S. refineries are currently making adjustments to their operational plans to match their production with the lower market demand,” said Sean Comey, a Chevron spokesman, when asked about the refinery’s status and production output. In recent days, however, he said things have started to tick up. “I think people are riding their bikes more,” he said. “If it’s a choice between sitting in a bus with lots of other people, or riding alone on your bike, people are choosing to ride."But for Miguel Garcia, finding enough money to make his rent is major concern.
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