Workers in Delaware's chicken processing plants who aren't able to social distance and live in crowded homes are most vulnerable during the pandemic, health officials say.
WILMINGTON, Del. – A perfect storm has settled over rural Sussex County, where issues that have defined the area for decades have helped lead to an alarming increase of coronavirus cases in recent weeks.
“Because of this crisis, everything that hasn’t been addressed before is exacerbating,” said Erika Gutierrez, the Latino outreach coordinator for the Delaware Campaign for Achievement Now, a nonprofit that advocates for student achievement. It’s why the state has drastically increased testing in the area, both at poultry plants and at community sites, and will now provide no-cost housing to some who are sick and unable to self-quarantine.
The man lives with his pregnant wife, his brother and sister-in-law, who is also expecting. They all have since tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the nurse practitioner. Oftentimes, her biggest battle is making sure her patients are properly informed about how dangerous the coronavirus is. Some, she said, have incorrectly likened it to the flu. Like Dorival, the physician said many of her patients are afraid to seek help.
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