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You must have been following the COVID-19 numbers. You know already that about 2.8 million people are infected globally; that the US is approaching one million infections; and the UK is probably in pole position for the death rate among European countries.

It is also important to look behind these large numbers.

Do you know African Americans in Chicago are four times as likely to die from COVID-19 than whites? Why is this?

Pre-existing conditions:

Diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure and other conditions reduce the likelihood of surviving COVID-19. The historic diet of slaverya diet that was not balanced, had little to do with well-being; it was a diet based on simple carbsthe white sins of white flour, white bread, salt, sugar and tons of fried and preserved foodshave partially contributed to the dire state of health and well-being of many African Americans. In fact, when actor Winston Duke visited Villa Being in Tobago, he indicated he was producing a documentary on the link between the diet of slavery and the current health of African Americans.

Limited protection:

About 26 million Americans have no insurance, or limited coverage. They and are not paid if they are sick (no sick leave). This means many do not have a choice but to work, regardless of personal challenges and dangers. Visiting a doctor and purchasing medication cost money. Many are therefore reluctant to visit a doctor and may even continue working despite being ill or having COVID-19.

Poverty:

Reducing the spread of the coronavirus requires self-isolation. Can you imagine self-isolating if you are sharing a room with 11 others and sharing a single bathroom (as some immigrants do in Singapore)? Poverty is inversely correlated to spacethe richer you are, the more space you have and vice versa. So, with limited space, limited income and will to self-isolate, poverty exacerbates the situation and adds even more danger for African Americans.

Profits trump people:

A pork plant in South Dakota had the highest number of infections in that state. The company, Smithfield, one of the largest pork processors in the US, refused to take necessary action when COVID-19 broke out. And the employees, mainly immigrants from places like Myanmar, Ethiopia, Nepal, Congo and El Salvador, could not afford to stop working. In this minimum-wage plant, where 80 different languages were spoken, the hours are long, the work gruelling, and standing on a production line often means being less than a foot away from your co-workers on either side. Dozens of workers were testing positive for the virus each day, and the states governor had to force this plant to close.

Pollution:

Many black Americans work on the frontline (and not in lovely air-conditioned offices). They are, therefore, more exposed to all types of chemicals, dust and fine particle pollution (cleaning, construction and road works, garbage collection, gas stations, roadside businesses, etc), affecting their respiratory well-being and reducing their general immunity to Covid-19.

So what does this mean for us?

1. Be grateful! If you have a car/vehicle (and you do not have to mess with the masses); if you have a job that allows you to work from home; if you have a room/space/location where you can self-isolate, if needed; if you have family and friends with whom you can stay in touch; if you are not providing an essential service and you can stay at home; be grateful. And be thankful and considerate to those who have to venture out each day.

2. Build immunity. Remember we have been weaned on the same white sin diet as African Americanswhite flour (in our coconut bakes, pasta and roti), fried food and fried everything (bakes, chicken, chips and everything else); salted and preserved foods (saltfish, pigtail, smoked herring and salt meat).

We need to make changes to our diet to eat more fresh foods, and eat local; exercise and take in fresh air; get enough sleep and reduce stress.

Auliana Poon

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