Latino leaders urge better promotion of free virus tests

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Tens of thousands of coronavirus test kits that went unused during a 12-day testing blitz in Phoenix's hardest-hit Latino neighborhoods shows a failure to spread the word to a community that’s often distrustful of government.

officials failed to adequately spread the word to a community that's often distrustful of government.

Community leaders said many Latinos who found out about the testing events still stayed away, unnerved by uniformed military and police or the initial requests for IDs and pre-registration. Some people lack internet access to register online and those without legal status can be wary of giving their names to authorities. The National Guard was a major partner at the event, which later dropped those conditions.

“The governments generally don't really do a good job at communicating or understanding the communities they serve," Lopez said. Tomás León, senior vice president of marketing for the private system Equality Health, said the 12-day surge event was halfway over when state officials contacted him for advice on getting more Latinos to show up.

 

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BULLSHIT! THERE HAS PLENTY OF COVERAGE LOCALLY ON TV, RADIO, TWITTER AND FACEBOOK ABOUT THE TESTING EVEN FROM dougducey DAILY! I WAS IN LINE IN PHX AND SAW HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE GETTING TESTED. THE FACT IS MILLIONS OF PEOPLE DONT TAKE COVID19 SERIOUS. MSMIsTheEnemyOfThePeople

What I find completely stupid is that the same people who voted for Trump, don't trust the government. You'd think you'd vote for someone you can trust in leading the country

As though there is no reason to be so! This State is the most hate filled Racist State in the Country. I personally don't trust any of them.

Dr. Anthony Fauci says : ' Pile up the populations in URBAN AREAS to support land & rental speculation, trade & tourism of mass, intensive agriculture ... it's criminal. Eveything must be rethought : spatial & town planning-social ecology-direct & economic democracy...'

We are screwed. Thank you ABC for your great reporting . LMAO 😂

Or, they just don’t want to be tested. Many of us don’t.

Why would a Latino trust this administration? Seriously.

and all of them are inaccurate. 100% of them are inaccurate and fake.

But hey....... China isn’t advertising on twitter.... Eye roll

Well, it helps to be informed and speak the native tongue.

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