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This doctor deserves a standing ovation for her swift response to the coronavirus crisis | Jenice Armstrong

At a time when so many health experts are bemoaning how the virus is disproportionately impacting blacks, Dr. Ala Stanford is going into neighborhoods that have been identified as epidemiological hot zones and testing people.

Dr. Ala Stanford administers a nasal swab test for the coronavirus on Mark Anthony Prior of Tioga at Miller Memorial Baptist Church in Philadelphia on Saturday. Dr. Stanford procured nasal swab kits and a van for this mobile testing site to make sure African Americans are getting tested for the coronavirus, since they have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.
Dr. Ala Stanford administers a nasal swab test for the coronavirus on Mark Anthony Prior of Tioga at Miller Memorial Baptist Church in Philadelphia on Saturday. Dr. Stanford procured nasal swab kits and a van for this mobile testing site to make sure African Americans are getting tested for the coronavirus, since they have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer