Members of Toronto's Latino community are nearly seven times more likely to contract COVID-19 than their white counterparts, according to new data from Toronto Public Health. "It's like if it was first-class citizens and second-class citizens," said Enzo Moreno, director of the Centro Cultural Latinoamericano Toronto. It's taken on an important role in supporting a community, including hosting food banks for residents. Earlier this week, Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto's top doctor, said hot-spot vaccination is key to flattening the third wave. And it has a whiteboard at the Toronto Congress Centre Mass Immunization Clinic listing which languages are spoken by staff.

Source: CBC News April 21, 2021 09:00 UTC