Hispanic New Yorkers on how coronavirus crisis has affected them

Precarious living conditions, difficult access to healthcare: the Hispanic community has been hit hard by the coronavirus crisis. In New York City, Hispanic people, who represent 29% of the population, account for 34% of the recorded coronavirus deaths. Residents of the Corona neighborhood share their struggles. Blanca Velez, who lost her job at a restaurant, doesn't know how she'll afford to pay the $1,400 medical bill following her husband's hospitalization after he contracted the virus.