Coronavirus Is Killing Black People At An Alarmingly High Rate In America: Beyonce
Popstar Beyonce made a surprise appearance during One World: Together At Home concert and highlighted the disproportionately high death rates of people of colour from coronavirus in the US.
Popstar
Beyonce
made
a
surprise
appearance
during
One
World:
Together
At
Home
concert
and
highlighted
the
disproportionately
high
death
rates
of
people
of
colour
from
coronavirus
in
the
US.
The
singer
recorded
a
video
message
for
the
star-studded
concert
on
Saturday,
which
was
curated
by
pop
diva
Lady
Gaga,
Global
Citizen
and
the
World
Health
Organisation
(WHO)
to
spread
positivity
amid
the
coronavirus
pandemic.
Tonight
we
celebrate
true
heroes.
Those
who
are
making
the
ultimate
sacrifice
to
keep
us
all
safe,
fed
and
healthy.
To
the
doctors,
nurses
and
other
healthcare
workers
who
are
away
from
their
families
to
take
care
of
ours,
we
continue
to
pray
for
your
safety.
To
those
in
the
food
industry,
delivery
workers,
mail
carriers
and
sanitation
employees,
who
are
working
so
we
can
be
safe
in
our
homes,
we
thank
you
for
your
selfless
service,
Beyonce
said.
Supporting
the
African-American
community
the
singer
said
the
pandemic
has
severely
affected
the
people
of
colour
across
the
US.
Black
Americans
disproportionately
belong
to
these
essential
parts
of
the
workforce
that
do
not
have
the
luxury
of
working
from
home.
African-American
communities
at
large
have
been
severely
affected
in
this
crisis.
Those
with
pre-existing
conditions
are
at
an
even
higher
risk.
This
virus
is
killing
black
people
at
an
alarmingly
high
rate
here
in
America,
she
said.
Quoting
a
recent
report
from
her
home
city,
Houston,
Texas,
the
singer
added,
"Covid-19
deaths
within
Houston
city
limits,
57
per
cent
of
fatal
cases
are
African-American.
Please
protect
yourselves.
We
are
one
family
and
we
need
you,
we
need
your
voices
and
your
abilities
and
your
strength
all
over
this
world.
In
the
US,
now
the
worst-hit
country,
the
death
toll
due
to
coronavirus
stands
at
39,090
with
735,287
infections.
At
least
66,819
patients
have
recovered.