New York City Councilman Francisco Moya says the coronavirus is disproportionately impacting his constituents in Queens, home to a large working class population.
A patient is wheeled out of Elmhurst Hospital Center's emergency room on Tuesday, located within New York's Queens borough, an epicenter of the outbreak.A patient is wheeled out of Elmhurst Hospital Center's emergency room on Tuesday, located within New York's Queens borough, an epicenter of the outbreak.
Councilman Francisco Moya, who represents those neighborhoods as part of New York City's 21st Council District, says his constituents are being disproportionately affected by the outbreak because most of them work in the hospitality or service industry. Moya says that 1,700 of his constituents have already died from the virus, but many in his district have been unable to bury their loved ones because they either lack the money to cover the costs, or the immigration status required for burial assistance.
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