2021 Contemporary Issues Story

EL PASO, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 16: A low-level inmate from El Paso County detention facility waits to help load bodies wrapped in plastic into a...

EL PASO, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 16: A low-level inmate from El Paso County detention facility waits to help load bodies wrapped in plastic into a refrigerated temporary morgue trailer in a parking lot of the El Paso County Medical Examiner's office on November 16, 2020 in El Paso, Texas. The inmates, who are also known as trustees, are volunteering for the work and earn $2 per hour amid a surge of COVID-19 cases in El Paso. Texas surpassed 20,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths today, the second-highest in the U.S., with active cases in El Paso now well over 30,000. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

CORONADO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 08: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Maria Perez watches from an outside window as she awaits the release of her husband Isaias Perez...

CORONADO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 08: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Maria Perez watches from an outside window as she awaits the release of her husband Isaias Perez Yanez, 59, after spending five weeks battling COVID-19 at Sharp Coronado Hospital, on May 8, 2020 in Coronado, California. COVID-19 patients are not allowed to have visitors for safety reasons but family members are able to view and communicate with Yanez from outside the hospital room window on a patio. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

EL PASO, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 12: Street stands are seen empty amid a surge of coronavirus cases on November 12, 2020 in El Paso, Texas....

EL PASO, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 12: Street stands are seen empty amid a surge of coronavirus cases on November 12, 2020 in El Paso, Texas. Texas eclipsed one million COVID-19 cases on November 11th with El Paso holding the most cases statewide. More than 1,000 are hospitalized with COVID-19 in El Paso with around 300 of those patients in the ICU amid a court battle over a shutdown of nonessential businesses. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 15: St. John’s Well Child & Family Center workers prepare to test a woman for COVID-19 at a free mobile...

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 15: St. John’s Well Child & Family Center workers prepare to test a woman for COVID-19 at a free mobile test clinic set up outside Walker Temple AME Church in South Los Angeles amid the coronavirus pandemic on July 15, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. A clinic official said most of the residents they are currently testing in their South Los Angeles clinics are Latinos. According to the California Department of Health, Latinos are currently 2.9 times more likely than white people to test positive for the coronavirus. California reported 11,000 new coronavirus infections today, the most in the state in a single day since the pandemic began. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

EL PASO, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 14: The driver and passenger wear face coverings in a customized vehicle amid a surge of COVID-19 cases in El...

EL PASO, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 14: The driver and passenger wear face coverings in a customized vehicle amid a surge of COVID-19 cases in El Paso on November 14, 2020 in El Paso, Texas. Texas eclipsed one million COVID-19 cases November 11th with El Paso holding the most cases statewide. Health officials in El Paso today announced 15 additional COVID-19 related deaths pushing the virus death toll to 756. Active cases in El Paso are now over 30,000. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 01: A mariachi band marches past LAPD officers guarding Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s home during a May Day protest...

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 01: A mariachi band marches past LAPD officers guarding Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s home during a May Day protest amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 1, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. A coalition of groups staged the protest calling on the mayor to support a rent moratorium to assist tenants as the spread of COVID-19 continues. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 2: In an aerial view from a drone, cars are lined up at Dodger Stadium for COVID-19 testing as dusk...

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 2: In an aerial view from a drone, cars are lined up at Dodger Stadium for COVID-19 testing as dusk falls over downtown on December 2, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Residents of the city of Los Angeles this evening were given an emergency order 'to remain in their homes' effective immediately amid a surge of coronavirus cases. Residents may only lawfully leave their homes to engage in certain 'essential' activities. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

CALEXICO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 24: Faustino, who is currently unemployed, waits after filling out unemployment forms in a bookkeeping shop near the U.S.-Mexico border in...

CALEXICO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 24: Faustino, who is currently unemployed, waits after filling out unemployment forms in a bookkeeping shop near the U.S.-Mexico border in Imperial County, which has been hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, on July 24, 2020 in Calexico, California. Unemployment claims in California have reached their highest levels in almost three months with surging coronavirus cases upending plans to reopen the economy. Imperial County currently suffers from the highest death rate and near-highest infection rate from COVID-19 in California. The rural county, which is 85 percent Latino, borders Mexico and Arizona and endures high poverty rates and air pollution while also being medically underserved. In California, Latinos make up about 39 percent of the population but account for 55 percent of confirmed coronavirus cases. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 26: The Rev. Arturo Corral (L) baptizes a child outdoors at the historic Our Lady Queen of Angels (La Placita)...

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 26: The Rev. Arturo Corral (L) baptizes a child outdoors at the historic Our Lady Queen of Angels (La Placita) Church amid the COVID-19 pandemic on September 26, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Congregants from separate families are seated in socially distanced chairs and required to wear face coverings to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. While the COVID-19 pandemic originally caused a backlog of around 600 baptisms at the church, La Placita is now able to conduct the ceremonies outdoors for the faithful in the church plaza. The church, dedicated in 1822 when California was a part of Mexico, primarily serves members of the Latino community and is the oldest Catholic church in Los Angeles. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 02: Instructor Ms. Rodriguez keeps watch as students play with hula hoops while social distancing on the roof of Westwood...

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 02: Instructor Ms. Rodriguez keeps watch as students play with hula hoops while social distancing on the roof of Westwood STAR Tutoring & Enrichment Center on September 2, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. The center serves as a remote learning hub for students from various schools in the region which remain closed for in-person classes amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

CORONADO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 08: Paulino Perez (R) hugs his brother Isaias Perez Yanez, 59, as Isaias is released from Sharp Coronado Hospital after battling...

CORONADO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 08: Paulino Perez (R) hugs his brother Isaias Perez Yanez, 59, as Isaias is released from Sharp Coronado Hospital after battling COVID-19 for five weeks there on May 8, 2020 in Coronado, California. Nurses, doctors and other staff members lined the hallways to celebrate Isaias' recovery as he was wheeled out of the hospital to reunite with his family. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO - NOVEMBER 21: Frontline cemetery workers in full PPE (personal protective equipment) shovel dirt as they bury a victim of COVID-19 at...

CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO - NOVEMBER 21: Frontline cemetery workers in full PPE (personal protective equipment) shovel dirt as they bury a victim of COVID-19 at Sueños Eternos cemetery on November 21, 2020 in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. A cement casing is constructed in the grave, which is then covered with an additional layer of cement and dirt as part of COVID-19 protocols as the burial is completed. Juarez, the sister city of hard-hit El Paso, Texas, has seen nearly 600 COVID-19 related deaths since the last week of October. Mexico has now marked over 100,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths, the fourth country to mourn 100,000 deceased in the pandemic, following the U.S., Brazil and India. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

The Parker family of Vancouver, British Columbia, became one of the first victims of a disease outbreak that would shake the American public confidence in...

The Parker family of Vancouver, British Columbia, became one of the first victims of a disease outbreak that would shake the American public confidence in a seemingly benign vegetable: lettuce. Leafy green vegetables have become the leading cause of E. coli poisoning. Five bites of a salad that Lucas Parker shared with his father were enough to infect him with toxic bacteria, resulting in a coma that Lucas has never woken up from. Ultimately, 60 people in 16 states would be poisoned. And more than a year after the Thanksgiving outbreak, the E. coli threat is as real as it ever was, and the government still lacks the means, and maybe the will, to take it on, according a six month long Spotlight Team report. 1. Nathan and Karla Parker sleep with their son Lucas Parker, on a mattress in their living room because of his medically fragile condition. Lucas was sickened by Romaine lettuce during a visit to California in 2018. "If anything happens at 4:00am, I don't want to be in the bedroom. I stay right next to him while he sleeps so I can hear him breathing. After going through this, you learn anything can happen." says his father, Nathan.

2. Nathan Parker bathes is son Lucas. In December, the Parker family received discouraging results from a brain scan showing the extent of the damage...

2. Nathan Parker bathes is son Lucas. In December, the Parker family received discouraging results from a brain scan showing the extent of the damage caused by the E.coli. While Lucas could live a long life, his condition has not improved and itÕs unclear how much his care will cost.

3. Karla struggles to care for her three children and the tremendous physical challenges that come with her now profoundly disabled oldest son. Leafy green...

3. Karla struggles to care for her three children and the tremendous physical challenges that come with her now profoundly disabled oldest son. Leafy green vegetables now cause more E. coli outbreaks than any other food, including beef, but the governmentÕs efforts to secure the safety of greens remains a pale shadow of its policing of red meat. The Globe review found that the FDA still sometimes seems more concerned with preventing panic than fully informing the public about health hazards in the food supply.Despite the growing number of outbreaks, the agency remains protective of the growers, taking little enforcement action and sometimes shielding growers suspected of causing outbreaks from bad publicity.

4. Karla and Nathan Parker take their three children to have photos taken with Santa. Lucas, right, became uncomfortable and cried as they made their...

4. Karla and Nathan Parker take their three children to have photos taken with Santa. Lucas, right, became uncomfortable and cried as they made their way through the Home Depot parking lot. They missed last year's holiday photo because Lucas was in the hospital battling the effects of the contaminated Romain lettuce he ate.

5. Nathan Parker carries his son Lucas from the bathroom after bathing him. Since 2017, there are nearly 500 documented victims and six deaths from...

5. Nathan Parker carries his son Lucas from the bathroom after bathing him. Since 2017, there are nearly 500 documented victims and six deaths from leafy green vegetables contaminated by E. coli. Because the disease is difficult to document, the actual numbers are likely many times higher.

6.Nathan Parker delivers one of six morning medications through his son Lucas's feeding tube. The E. coli poisoning triggered a stroke and now Lucas is...

6.Nathan Parker delivers one of six morning medications through his son Lucas's feeding tube. The E. coli poisoning triggered a stroke and now Lucas is legally blind. He can not speak, move or swallow. Nathan Parker quit his job to care for his son full time.

7.Nathan Parker sits with his son Lucas after delivering his food through his feeding tube. The five fateful bites of Romain lettuce he ate a...

7.Nathan Parker sits with his son Lucas after delivering his food through his feeding tube. The five fateful bites of Romain lettuce he ate a year ago exposed him to a toxic bacteria that sickens tens of thousands of people in the United States each year, killing scores of them. And leafy green vegetables, despite their healthful reputation, now own a dubious distinction: they cause more dangerous and deadly E. coli 0157 outbreaks than any other food.

8. With medical intervention not helping Lucas much, Nathan decided that hydrotherapy may help him. He built a home made aquatic center on his modest...

8. With medical intervention not helping Lucas much, Nathan decided that hydrotherapy may help him. He built a home made aquatic center on his modest patio, buying a plastic hot tub and building a roof overhead. Lucas's two year old brother, Alex, watches his dad turn on the hot tub for his brother's daily session in the water.

9. Nathan kisses his son in his homemade aquatic center. Nathan says his son's best days of his childhood are behind him. "I still have...

9. Nathan kisses his son in his homemade aquatic center. Nathan says his son's best days of his childhood are behind him. "I still have dreams of him running around here. He wasn't born this way. " says Nathan. " Everything post this will be therapy, therapy, therapy, until he either recovers to the best of his ability, whatever that looks like."

SALINAS, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 1, 2020: With a giant farm-community sculpture by local artist John Cerney behind them, customers choose pumpkins at The Farm Salinas...

SALINAS, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 1, 2020: With a giant farm-community sculpture by local artist John Cerney behind them, customers choose pumpkins at The Farm Salinas in Salinas, California on Thursday October 1, 2020. (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post)

SALINAS, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 17, 2020: Transitioning from being a field worker to now farming her own land, organic farmer Celsa Ortega analyzes issues in...

SALINAS, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 17, 2020: Transitioning from being a field worker to now farming her own land, organic farmer Celsa Ortega analyzes issues in her broccoli field in Salinas, California on Thursday September 17, 2020. (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post)

SALINAS, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 17, 2020: Organic farmer Celsa Ortega's son and daughter play games and read outside the second floor apartment before bedtime at...

SALINAS, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 17, 2020: Organic farmer Celsa Ortega's son and daughter play games and read outside the second floor apartment before bedtime at their home in Salinas, California on Thursday September 17, 2020. (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post)

SALINAS, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 17, 2020: Transitioning from being a field worker to now farming her own land, organic farmer Celsa Ortega struggles to put...

SALINAS, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 17, 2020: Transitioning from being a field worker to now farming her own land, organic farmer Celsa Ortega struggles to put her youngest son to bed at their apartment in Salinas, California on Thursday September 17, 2020. (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post)

SALINAS, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 17, 2020: Transitioning from being a field worker to now farming her own land, organic farmer Celsa Ortega hugs her son...

SALINAS, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 17, 2020: Transitioning from being a field worker to now farming her own land, organic farmer Celsa Ortega hugs her son at the park near their apartment in Salinas, California on Thursday September 17, 2020. (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post)

Early on a Salinas Valley morning, organic farmer Javier Zamora drives his H-2A farm workers to a berry field in Royal Oaks, California on Wednesday...

Early on a Salinas Valley morning, organic farmer Javier Zamora drives his H-2A farm workers to a berry field in Royal Oaks, California on Wednesday October 14, 2020.

Early on a chilly Salinas Valley morning H-2A farm workers checkin for work on Javier Zamora's farm in Royal Oaks, California on Wednesday October 14,...

Early on a chilly Salinas Valley morning H-2A farm workers checkin for work on Javier Zamora's farm in Royal Oaks, California on Wednesday October 14, 2020.

Approximately 10 H-2A laborers return back to their community house on Salinas Valley organic farmer Javier Zamora's land, their employer, after a long day of...

Approximately 10 H-2A laborers return back to their community house on Salinas Valley organic farmer Javier Zamora's land, their employer, after a long day of harvesting in the fields in Salinas, California on Monday October 19, 2020. Organic farmer Zamora grows a large variety vegetables and flowers on his approximately 110 acres of farmable land with the help of H-2A visa laborers.

Retired farm worker Fernanda Quiroz, 82, a resident of the San Jerardo Cooperative since the beginnings of the fight for better wages, working and living...

Retired farm worker Fernanda Quiroz, 82, a resident of the San Jerardo Cooperative since the beginnings of the fight for better wages, working and living conditions for field workers in America, cools off after working in her expansive garden at home in Salinas, California on Friday August 12, 2020.

Maricopa County constable Darlene Martinez escorts a family out of their apartment after serving an eviction order for non-payment on September 30, 2020 in Phoenix,...

Maricopa County constable Darlene Martinez escorts a family out of their apartment after serving an eviction order for non-payment on September 30, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. The mother said she had been unemployed and unable to pay rent since the beginning of the pandemic while staying home to supervise her children's remote learning. In Maricopa County, Arizona constables enforced thousands of court-ordered evictions removing pandemic-affected families from their homes, despite a U.S. despite a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) moratorium meant to protect renters. Many parents, swept up in the economic chaos of unemployment while supervising remote learning for their children, were simply unaware of the legal steps necessary remain in their homes. With millions of Americans months behind in rent payments, a nationwide eviction crisis looms once government protections expire.

Maricopa County presiding constable Mike Branham enters an empty apartment while serving an eviction order on October 7, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. In Maricopa County,...

Maricopa County presiding constable Mike Branham enters an empty apartment while serving an eviction order on October 7, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. In Maricopa County, Arizona constables enforced thousands of court-ordered evictions removing pandemic-affected families from their homes, despite a U.S. despite a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) moratorium meant to protect renters.

Constable Darlene Martinez speaks with a single mother after serving her an eviction order for non-payment of rent on September 30, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona....

Constable Darlene Martinez speaks with a single mother after serving her an eviction order for non-payment of rent on September 30, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. In Maricopa County, Arizona constables enforced thousands of court-ordered evictions removing pandemic-affected families from their homes, despite a U.S. despite a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) moratorium meant to protect renters. Many parents, swept up in the economic chaos of unemployment while supervising remote learning for their children, were simply unaware of the legal steps necessary remain in their homes. With millions of Americans months behind in rent payments, a nationwide eviction crisis looms once government protections expire.

A maintenance man breaks the lock of a house as Maricopa County constable Darlene Martinez serves an eviction order on October 1, 2020 in Phoenix,...

A maintenance man breaks the lock of a house as Maricopa County constable Darlene Martinez serves an eviction order on October 1, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. In Maricopa County, Arizona constables enforced thousands of court-ordered evictions removing pandemic-affected families from their homes, despite a U.S. despite a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) moratorium meant to protect renters.

A tenant argues with a constable who arrived with an eviction order on October 7, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. The tenant was able to prove...

A tenant argues with a constable who arrived with an eviction order on October 7, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. The tenant was able to prove she had paid the rent and the order was withdrawn. In Maricopa County, Arizona constables enforced thousands of court-ordered evictions removing pandemic-affected families from their homes, despite a U.S. despite a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) moratorium meant to protect renters.

A tenant makes her case to Maricopa County constable Lenny McCloskey as he serves her an eviction order on October 2, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona....

A tenant makes her case to Maricopa County constable Lenny McCloskey as he serves her an eviction order on October 2, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. In Maricopa County, Arizona constables enforced thousands of court-ordered evictions removing pandemic-affected families from their homes, despite a U.S. despite a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) moratorium meant to protect renters. Many parents, swept up in the economic chaos of unemployment while supervising remote learning for their children, were simply unaware of the legal steps.

Angel Medrano, 8, gets help with distance learning math from his sister Cassandra, 16, on October 09, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. Their family had temporarily...

Angel Medrano, 8, gets help with distance learning math from his sister Cassandra, 16, on October 09, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. Their family had temporarily avoided eviction only days before, although the family remained anxious. Even for families who have remained healthy from the coronavirus, the indirect effects of the pandemic have been especially difficult for America's poor, who often deal with simultaneous crises, even in normal times. In the Medrano family, inconsistent work because of the pandemic pushed them to the brink of homelessness. In Maricopa County many parents, swept up in the economic chaos of unemployment while supervising remote learning for their children, were simply unaware of the legal steps necessary remain in their homes.

Constable Darlene Martinez shows Hector Medrano court documents ordering his family's eviction from an RV park on October 07, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. Medrano was...

Constable Darlene Martinez shows Hector Medrano court documents ordering his family's eviction from an RV park on October 07, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. Medrano was able to get a last-minute salary advance to forestall the eviction. Even for families who have remained healthy from the coronavirus, the indirect effects of the pandemic have been especially difficult for America's poor, who often deal with simultaneous crises, even in normal times. In the Medrano family, inconsistent work because of the pandemic pushed them to the brink of homelessness, having narrowly avoided eviction only days before. In Maricopa County, Arizona constables enforced thousands of court-ordered evictions removing pandemic-affected families from their homes, despite a U.S. despite a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) moratorium meant to protect renters. Many parents, swept up in the economic chaos of unemployment while supervising remote learning for their children, were simply unaware of the protections.

Maricopa County constable Darlene Martinez evicts a tenant on October 7, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. In Maricopa County, Arizona constables enforced thousands of court-ordered evictions...

Maricopa County constable Darlene Martinez evicts a tenant on October 7, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. In Maricopa County, Arizona constables enforced thousands of court-ordered evictions removing pandemic-affected families from their homes, despite a U.S. despite a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) moratorium meant to protect renters. Many parents, swept up in the economic chaos of unemployment while supervising remote learning for their children, were simply unaware of the legal steps necessary remain in their homes. With millions of Americans months behind in rent payments, a nationwide eviction crisis looms once government protections expire.

A mother of three is overcome with emotion after being served a court eviction order for non-payment of rent on September 30, 2020 in Phoenix,...

A mother of three is overcome with emotion after being served a court eviction order for non-payment of rent on September 30, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. She said that she had been unemployed since the beginning of the pandemic, as she stayed home to supervise her children's remote learning. In Maricopa County, Arizona constables enforced thousands of court-ordered evictions removing pandemic-affected families from their homes, despite a U.S. despite a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) moratorium meant to protect renters. Many parents, swept up in the economic chaos of unemployment while supervising remote learning for their children, were simply unaware of the protections.

Health personnel check the temperature of a visitor at the entrance of Mbagathi Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. 
Kenya recorded closed...

Health personnel check the temperature of a visitor at the entrance of Mbagathi Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. 
Kenya recorded closed to a 100,000 officially confirmed coronavirus cases during the year 2020. While the pandemic has spread, relative to other countries the situation has remained pretty tame. But the pandemic situation has exposed a very unequal system that has left many facing serious economic and social issues in addition to the global health challenge.

Members of a privately-funded NGO working with county officials wearing protective gear fumigate and disinfect market stalls to help curb the spread of the COVID-19...

Members of a privately-funded NGO working with county officials wearing protective gear fumigate and disinfect market stalls to help curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus during the dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed by the Kenyan Government at Parklands City Park Market in Nairobi, Kenya on April 15, 2020. 
Kenya recorded closed to a 100,000 officially confirmed coronavirus cases during the year 2020. While the pandemic has spread, relative to other countries the situation has remained pretty tame. But the pandemic situation has exposed a very unequal system that has left many facing serious economic and social issues in addition to the global health challenge.

People queue while waiting their turn to be tested during the COVID-19 mass testing exercise inducted by Kenya’s Ministry of Health in the Kawangware slums...

People queue while waiting their turn to be tested during the COVID-19 mass testing exercise inducted by Kenya’s Ministry of Health in the Kawangware slums of Nairobi, Kenya on May 1, 2020. The Ministry of Health from Kenya has officially started a mass testing campaign in places where a rising number of coronavirus cases has been detected as community transmissions. Kenya has currently registered 396 official positive cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19.

A group of men protest while pulling a cart carrying the body of Vitallis Ochilo Owino in the Mathare slums of Nairobi, Kenya on May...

A group of men protest while pulling a cart carrying the body of Vitallis Ochilo Owino in the Mathare slums of Nairobi, Kenya on May 4, 2020. 39-year-old boy Vitallis Ochilo Owino was allegedly beaten to death by Police officers the previous night in the Mathare slums of Nairobi while walking in the streets after curfew hours. The Police officers were patrolling the area as they enforced the dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed by the Kenyan Government as a measure to stop the spread of the deadly COVID-19 coronavirus. Human Rights activist were claiming by then that coronavirus-related police brutality has already killed more people in Kenya than coronavirus itself. 
Kenya recorded closed to a 100,000 officially confirmed coronavirus cases during the year 2020. While the pandemic has spread, relative to other countries the situation has remained pretty tame. But the pandemic situation has exposed a very unequal system that has left many facing serious economic and social issues in addition

A man gestures while protesting in front of cart carrying the body of Vitallis Ochilo Owino at Muthaiga Police Station, Nairobi, Kenya on May 4,...

A man gestures while protesting in front of cart carrying the body of Vitallis Ochilo Owino at Muthaiga Police Station, Nairobi, Kenya on May 4, 2020. 39-year-old boy Vitallis Ochilo Owino was allegedly beaten to death by Police officers the previous night in the Mathare slums of Nairobi while walking in the streets after curfew hours. The Police officers were patrolling the area as they enforced the dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed by the Kenyan Government as a measure to stop the spread of the deadly COVID-19 coronavirus. Human Rights activist were claiming that coronavirus-related police brutality has already killed more people in Kenya than coronavirus itself. 
Kenya recorded closed to a 100,000 officially confirmed coronavirus cases during the year 2020.

Truck drivers wearing face masks lined up without following social distancing measures while waiting for their clearance certificates after being tested for Covid-19 at Namanga...

Truck drivers wearing face masks lined up without following social distancing measures while waiting for their clearance certificates after being tested for Covid-19 at Namanga Border Post in Namanga, Kenya on May 20, 2020. Hundreds of truckers are held up at the main border post between East AfricaÕs biggest countries, waiting to get tested for the coronavirus, or for their results. Without a certificate stamped Ònegative,Ó they canÕt pass through. Inefficient testing, the porous border and the lack of any contact tracing have made this border town an ideal place for the coronavirus to spread. Truckers are livid at the wait times Ñ both because it leaves them more susceptible to the virus and because it costs them precious time Ñ and the townÕs business people, who interact with them on a daily basis, are caught between fear of contagion and unwillingness to give up their livelihoods.

Kenyan health workers take samples from truck drivers while testing them for Covid-19 at Namanga Border Post in Namanga, Kenya on May 20, 2020. Hundreds...

Kenyan health workers take samples from truck drivers while testing them for Covid-19 at Namanga Border Post in Namanga, Kenya on May 20, 2020. Hundreds of truckers are held up at the main border post between East AfricaÕs biggest countries, waiting to get tested for the coronavirus, or for their results. Without a certificate stamped Ònegative,Ó they canÕt pass through. Inefficient testing, the porous border and the lack of any contact tracing have made this border town an ideal place for the coronavirus to spread. Truckers are livid at the wait times Ñ both because it leaves them more susceptible to the virus and because it costs them precious time Ñ and the townÕs business people, who interact with them on a daily basis, are caught between fear of contagion and unwillingness to give up their livelihoods.

Rachel Baya and her son wait at a social distancing area to be attended by Clinician Priscillah Chigulu who treats young mothers and pregnant women...

Rachel Baya and her son wait at a social distancing area to be attended by Clinician Priscillah Chigulu who treats young mothers and pregnant women at Mtwapa Health Centre in Mtwapa, Kilifi County, Kenya on November 26, 2020. 
Kenya recorded closed to a 100,000 officially confirmed coronavirus cases during the year 2020. While the pandemic has spread, relative to other countries the situation has remained pretty tame. But the pandemic situation has exposed a very unequal system that has left many facing serious economic and social issues in addition to the global health challenge.

Dr. Juliet Akoth Ooko and assistant Caroline Chepkemoi call a patient to the consultation room at Kitui Hospital on November 15, 2020 in Kitui, Kitui...

Dr. Juliet Akoth Ooko and assistant Caroline Chepkemoi call a patient to the consultation room at Kitui Hospital on November 15, 2020 in Kitui, Kitui County, Kenya. Kenya has experienced a lack of resources in public hospitals to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. 
Kenya recorded closed to a 100,000 officially confirmed coronavirus cases during the year 2020. While the pandemic has spread, relative to other countries the situation has remained pretty tame. But the pandemic situation has exposed a very unequal system that has left many facing serious economic and social issues in addition to the global health challenge.

A woman prays for the end of COVID-19 -commonly known as coronavirus- while sitting alone at an empty closed church live-streaming a church service at...

A woman prays for the end of COVID-19 -commonly known as coronavirus- while sitting alone at an empty closed church live-streaming a church service at Nairobi Baptist Church in Nairobi, Kenya on Sunday, March 22, 2020. Nairobi Baptist Church decided to close and suspend the Sunday church services following the advice from Public Health professional as a measure to avoid a possible spread of the virus. African countries have been among the last to be hit by the global COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic but as cases rise, many nations are now taking strict measures to block the deadly illness.

Milan (Italy), San Raffaele Hospital, model Anne Christensen a few hours before giving birth to her daughter Audrey. In the time of coronavirus it is...

Milan (Italy), San Raffaele Hospital, model Anne Christensen a few hours before giving birth to her daughter Audrey. In the time of coronavirus it is obligatory to wear a face mask.

Milan (Italy), Buzzi Hospital, mum Serena Minischetti has just given birth to Edoardo. Overcome with emotion, her partner Massimo Paglierucci holds his head in his...

Milan (Italy), Buzzi Hospital, mum Serena Minischetti has just given birth to Edoardo. Overcome with emotion, her partner Massimo Paglierucci holds his head in his hands.

Milano (Italia), ospedale Humanitas San Pio X, Diarti Mane, operaio di origini albanesi, segue su un tablet fornito dall'ospedale la nascita della figlia Camilla da...

Milano (Italia), ospedale Humanitas San Pio X, Diarti Mane, operaio di origini albanesi, segue su un tablet fornito dall'ospedale la nascita della figlia Camilla da parte della moglie Luna Melchiorri. Ai tempi del coronavirus infatti alcuni ospedali impediscono al papà di poter assistere al parto.

Milan (Italy), San Raffaele Hospital, model Anne Christensen has just given birth to her daughter Audrey. With her are the midwife, her partner Iaki Calcagnile,...

Milan (Italy), San Raffaele Hospital, model Anne Christensen has just given birth to her daughter Audrey. With her are the midwife, her partner Iaki Calcagnile, a cook, and Dr. Massimo Candiani, Head of the Gynecology and Obstetrics ward (right).

Milan (Italy), Buzzi Hospital, mum-to-be Serena Minischetti talks to her partner Massimo Paglierucci while the Head of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Irene Cetin (right) enters...

Milan (Italy), Buzzi Hospital, mum-to-be Serena Minischetti talks to her partner Massimo Paglierucci while the Head of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Irene Cetin (right) enters the room.

Milan (Italy), the Buzzi Hospital. Ilaria Granata has just given birth to Diana, while her partner, who is overcome with emotion, observes the scene from...

Milan (Italy), the Buzzi Hospital. Ilaria Granata has just given birth to Diana, while her partner, who is overcome with emotion, observes the scene from the left.

Milan (Italy), Mangiagalli Hospital, controls at the entrance; behind the nurses, a work inspired by maternity by the sculptor Arrigo Minerbi from Ferrara.

Milan (Italy), Mangiagalli Hospital, controls at the entrance; behind the nurses, a work inspired by maternity by the sculptor Arrigo Minerbi from Ferrara.

Milan (Italy), San Raffaele Hospital, model Anne Christensen during the birth of her daughter Audrey, together with the midwife and her partner Iaki Calcagnile, a...

Milan (Italy), San Raffaele Hospital, model Anne Christensen during the birth of her daughter Audrey, together with the midwife and her partner Iaki Calcagnile, a cook.