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How Washington, D.C., mishandled its response to the coronavirus by Christopher Peak The coronavirus has left close to 10,950 infected and 570 dead in Washington, D.C. The District was slow to issue a stay-at-home order when the first cases were reported. Leaders didn’t make testing accessible in predominantly Black neighborhoods. They broke their pledge to personally warn people with the greatest health risks, neglecting to find anyone to do that community outreach for more than a month, until APM Reports began asking about the stalled contract. And the city did little to stop deadly outbreaks in its jail and psychiatric hospital. ▻ Read the story  New from American Public Media  
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