A backup coronavirus hospital in Memphis could be housed in an expo center in the middle of a black, low-income residential area and residents are worried

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• A building in a low-income, predominantly black neighborhood is being considered as a potential makeshift coronavirus hospital, according to the Associated Press.
• Residents are worried they could be exposed to the virus or lose access to the stores they need if that happens.
• Data from other states already shows that African-Americans contract and die from COVID-19 at a higher rate. 
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Residents in Memphis, Tennessee, are concerned after a shopping center in a low-income predominantly black neighborhood was chosen as a potential coronavirus makeshift medical facility, the Associated Press reported. 

States across the country are turning public spaces like convention centers into makeshift hospitals to deal with the influx of coronavirus cases and help ease the burden on local hospitals. In Tennessee, officials found 35 potential locations for a backup facility. While the entire list of sites has yet to be released, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland confirmed that the building that was previously used for The Commercial Appeal was on the list, the Associated Press reported. 

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