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Hispanics helping US economy function amid COVID-19 pandemic

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New York/Los Angeles, May 5 (EFE/EPA).- Whether working at service stations, supermarkets, laundromats, food-delivery services or automobile repair shops, Hispanics are serving in countless key roles amid the ongoing severe health and economic crisis in the United States, where official figures indicate more than 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases and 68,000 Covid-19-related deaths.Some 60 million Latinos currently live in the US, making up around 20 percent of the population. Nationwide, there are around 27.5 million Hispanic workers, according to a study from the Pew Research Center.Seven members of that community who are contributing to the country's battered economy spoke to Efe about their experiences and feelings at this difficult moment. (Camera: CARLES ESCOLÀ/EDWIN RAMÍREZ/ALBA VIGARAY/EUGENE GARCIA/ALEX SEGURA). SHOT LIST: HISPANICS WORKING AT SERVICE STATIONS, SUPERMARKETS, LAUNDROMATS, FOOD-DELIVERY SERVICES OR AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SHOP DURING CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, IN NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES, US.SOUND BITES: LUIS, WHO IS CURRENTLY WORKING AT A CHEVRON SERVICE STATION LOCATED BETWEEN LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO (IN ENGLISH).

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