Lack of paid sick days and large numbers of uninsured increase risks of spreading the coronavirus | Economic Policy Institute

Lack of paid sick days and large numbers of uninsured increase risks of spreading the coronavirus | Economic Policy Institute: COVID-19—commonly known as the coronavirus—is now a potential threat for the United States and we all “need to be preparing for significant disruption of our lives,” warned the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this week. Unfortunately, preparing for the “significant disruption” will be economically unimaginable for one group of Americans—the millions of people…