OMAHA - Nebraska Latino leaders said coronavirus testing should be expanded, testing data should be transparent to the public and Gov. Pete Ricketts needs to meet with front-line workers.
Larry Bradley of the American G.I. Forum and a former USDA slaughterhouse inspector said, “Packinghouse workers should be treated as heroes for their sacrifice and what they’re doing for the whole community, the whole food industry, United States and the whole world.”
Nebraska has not released case data based on race, but Douglas County Health Director Adi Pour and officials with other health departments have said that minorities have been disproportionately affected because of the jobs they hold. In Douglas County, nearly half of confirmed positive cases are among Latinos, even though they make up about 12 percent of the population.
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