‘Us against them’: Workers cite racial divide on front line of long-term-care fight against COVID-19

VCU Prof. Utsey: Long-term care providers face unique challenges While protests over police treatment of Blacks raged in Richmond in early June, Cheryl said she “felt like an invisible person” in management meetings at Morningside of Bellgrade, an assisted living facility in Chesterfield County that had been ravaged by a COVID-19 outbreak during the spring….

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Virginia COVID-19 cases rise 996 from Monday

From staff reports ‘Add your phone to the COVID fight’: Virginia rolls out new app to alert people of possible coronavirus contact The Virginia Department of Health reported Tuesday that the statewide total for COVID-19 cases is 101,745 — an increase of 996 from the 100,749 reported Monday. The 101,745 cases consist of 97,712 confirmed…

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