Los Angeles city and county officials announced the start of a partnership to dispatch unarmed mental health responders to situations where they can help, rather than police officers or firefighters.
Pastor Frederick K. Price, Jr. and the members of Crenshaw Christian Center are on the forefront in the battle against COVID-19 by hosting a range of activities to help the community. Their involvement began on March 24, when CCC opened their campus as a drive-thru testing site for the coronavirus. Every week, hundreds of motorists traverse the huge parking lot to learn if they contracted the disease and on April 30, more than 1,600 tests were conducted. Also, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti has televised his daily briefing on the grounds and he recently announced that over 10,000 residents have utilized
According to her years of study in the HIV Pandemic, Cynthia Davis stressed the differences in behavior between the two viruses. HIV took over 40 years to reach 1.5 million cases globally, coronavirus took 2-3 months to reach 500,000 positive cases within the U.S. alone. Dr. Davis stressed the physical guidelines and the importance in testing to combat the spread of COVID-19. Cynthia Davis declared, “…You want to use what is called, Universal Precautions, which means you treat everyone as if they have been infected with COVID-19 and take the appropriate precautions.” This includes hand washing, wearing a mask, and practicing social distancing.