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Durham mayor talks with LatinX businesses about wearing masks

The coronavirus continues to disproportionately affect LatinX Communities. Cases there make up 75 percent of what's been confirmed in Durham in June. Mayor Schewel and his task force are looking for ways to combat that disparity. So over the weekend he worked with El Centro Hispano to talk with latinX-owned businesses about the importance of wearing masks. ​
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The coronavirus continues to disproportionately affect LatinX Communities. Cases there make up 75 percent of what's been confirmed in Durham in June. Mayor Schewel and his task force are looking for ways to combat that disparity. So over the weekend he worked with El Centro Hispano to talk with latinX-owned businesses about the importance of wearing masks. ​

Photographer : James DeAlto
Posted 2020-06-28T19:20:16-0400 - Updated 2020-06-28T19:20:16-0400