The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the racial inequities in U.S. healthcare system.

Joseph P. Williams, Senior Editor at U.S. News World Report, talked to CGTN's Anand Naidoo on The Heat podcast about the reasons why African-Americans are so disproportionately affected.

For more, view these charts showing the extent of racial and ethnic disparities during the coronavirus pandemic.

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