Some Floridians risked coronavirus exposure for unemployment benefits, and made it worse by standing so close together.
This is a sad and alarming sign of the times -- residents packed together, risking coronavirus exposure to line up for unemployment benefits.
The city of Hialeah handed out paper unemployment forms at 4 different locations Tuesday in order to help those who were unable to file through Florida's website or hotline ... and created this troubling scene. The line was full of desperate folks -- many wearing face coverings, but some not -- waiting for their applications, but clearly not following social distancing guidelines of keeping 6 feet apart.
Florida currently has more than 14,500 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and its death total is approaching 300, so it certainly calls into question the decision to make residents wait in line for unemployment forms.Our fellow Americans are hungry. They've reduced their meals so their kids can eat
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