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April 16, 2020

African-American Pastors Call for Equity in Coronavirus Testing
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In Florida, all residents and employees of the exclusive Fisher Island
private luxury community are receiving serological tests for coronavirus
antibodies, even though such tests are not yet available for the general
public. Fisher Island consistently ranks as one of the wealthiest ZIP
codes in the United States.

On Wednesday, 10 African-American pastors from across the U.S. held an
online news conference to demand equity in testing, warning communities
of color are suffering the most from the virus while receiving the
lowest per capita rate of COVID-19 tests.