CIty News | Health and Environment

Students and residents around Columbia’s campus can stay home. The essential employees who work nearby cannot afford to.

By Valeria Escobar / Columbia Daily Spectator

For low wage essential workers, being able to follow CDC guidelines is a matter of income disparity: Social distancing efforts are nearly impossible with exposure to customers, daily commutes, and inconsistent access to protective masks and gloves.

By Sofia Partida • April 10, 2020 at 5:49 AM

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