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The impact of COVID-19 in minority communities

Credit: 23ABC News | Bakersfield
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The impact of COVID-19 in minority communities
The impact of COVID-19 in minority communities

Local community leaders urge residents to follow social distancing guidelines while at recreational parks.

COUNTIES HAVE CLOSED DOWN THEIRRECREATIONALPARKS....THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELDPARKS ARE STILL OPEN, ANDPEOPLE ARE CONTINUING TO GATHERIN RESPONSE TO THE GROWINGNUMBER OF PEOPLE GATHERING ATMARTIN LUTHER KING JR PARK ANDNOT ADHERING TOPUBLIC HEALTH'S SOCIALDISTANCING GUIDELINES....NICK HILL THE PRESIDENT OF THEKERN COUNTY BLACK CHAMBEROF COMMERCE SAYS MAYOR GOHREQUESTED THAT HIMSELF -- ANDOTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS ASKPEOPLEGATHERING AT THE PARK TOPRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING....TODAY, HILL WENT AROUND THE PARKTO INFORM PEOPLE ABOUTTHE GUIDELINES -- BUT HE SAYSLOCAL OFFICIALS NEED TO PROVIDESIGNAGE AROUND THE PARK... BLOCKOFF THE PLAYGROUNDEQUIPMENT AND COMMUNICATE MOREWITH THE COMMUNITYABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIALDISTANCING....."IT'S NOT AN AUTHORITY THING,IT'S A SAFETY THING.

WE WANT TOSEE THESEPEOPLE NEXT WEEK, NEXT MONTH,NEXT YEAR.

INSTEAD OF SEEINGTHEM LAYING IN A COFFINSOMEWHERE"TONIGHT AT 11....23ABC'S IMANISTEPHENS TELLS US WHAT LOCALLEADERS SAY NEED TO BE DONE.YOU'RE WATCHING 23ABC NEW

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