Black and minority Americans more likely to get Covid-19, House panel hears

Structural racism has left black and minority populations with inferior health, housing and economic conditions, witnesses said

Black and minority Americans are more likely to be infected and die from Covid-19, because structural racism has left those populations with inferior health, housing and economic conditions, witnesses told a House subcommittee on the coronavirus crisis on Capitol Hill on Thursday.

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