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Re:CDC declined to test new coronavirus patient for days, Ca... by cowmoo728 on Thursday February 27, 2020 @03:43PM (#22437592)
It gets worse. Many service workers in the US do not have sick leave or insurance. If you work in a restaurant, you can legally be fired without notice for taking off a shift to go to the doctor. Then, several states have virtually no tenant protection laws, so the landlord can start legal eviction proceedings just a few days after missing a single payment.
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Re:CDC declined to test new coronavirus patient for days, Ca... by FalconSensei on Thursday February 27, 2020 @04:14PM (#22437971)
Awesome, so basically if someone suspects they are infected, they won't get tested because they can't pay, and they still need to go work at the restaurant, infecting everyone else.

That's so reassuring!

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Re:CDC declined to test new coronavirus patient for days, Ca... by smegger001 on Thursday February 27, 2020 @07:17PM (#22439420)
Just wait until a walmart produce worker thinks it is a cold and decided that they cant afford the time off and comes to work and spreads it to thousands of people.
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Re:CDC declined to test new coronavirus patient for days, Ca... by dillonmckay on Thursday February 27, 2020 @07:45PM (#22439554)
I am more worried about the warehouse worker that is loading the food into the trucks for Walmart, Kroger, and Amazon.
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