Calls for tracking racial data amid coronavirus crisis
Members of medical staff wait for patients during a screening and testing campaign aimed to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, in Lenasia, South Africa, April 21, 2020.
Health advocates say that by failing to track racial data of coronavirus patients, governments are missing a rare opportunity to track, pinpoint and find solutions for vast disparities. And, the coronavirus can only be tackled if wealthy nations work hand-in-hand with the developing world, says former UN Ambassador Samantha Power. Also, officials in Ghana are using drones to transport coronavirus test samples collected in rural areas to processing labs in the country’s two biggest cities.
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