The redlined, the underpaid, the insured: Black Americans in COVID-19 pandemic

The novel coronavirus attacks all, regardless of race, gender, or nationality. But it's still "selective" in some places through disproportionately targeting the poor, vulnerable, and the underprivileged.

The situation is even starker in the U.S., the current epicenter of the pandemic, where the virus has shaken the communities of black Americans. Over the past few months, they've been infected and dying at higher rates than the national average. According to figures released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late last week, African Americans make up 30 percent of the country's confirmed coronavirus patients – much higher than the proportion of African Americans in the entire population, which stands at 13 percent.

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