Now, New York and cities across the country must reckon with a combination of coronavirus, vast unemployment and systemic racism -- a toxic trifecta that most deeply hurts black communities
Once the epicenter of the pandemic as the largest and densest city in the US, New York City enters phase one of its reopening plan Monday, allowing nonessential workers in construction and manufacturing to go back to work and retail stores to set up curbside or in-store pickup.
The 78-day lockdown represents the longest in the country and comes weeks after other parts of the state hit the necessary criteria to reopen.The reopening comes after the coronavirus wreaked devastation throughout the city, particularly in neighborhoods of black and brown people. Now, after months of stay-at-home orders, near-universal mask wearing and widespread testing availability, New York City will take its first step toward some semblance of normalcy.
David Williams, Harvard University professor of public health and African American studies, said Covid-19 is just the latest disease to disproportionately impact minority communities. "While everyone is concerned about the risk of Covid, there are risks with just being black in this country that almost outweigh that sometimes," said Dr. Abby Hussein, an infectious disease fellow at the University of Washington."And the sad part is the group that is protesting for their rights are the same people who are already disproportionately affected by the disease.
Since then, deaths and hospitalization rates have shrunk and hospital bed space and testing and contact tracing capability are high enough that New York City can enter its Phase One reopening.
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