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The coronavirus took her mother. Now this woman, like millions of others, fears she’ll be evicted.

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December 11, 2020 at 6:00 a.m. EST
Housing activists erect a sign in front of Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker's house in Swampscott, Mass., in October. (Michael Dwyer/AP)

Between harsh covid coughs, Sabrina Williams tells the story of a poor family whipped in the pandemic’s vortex.

The coronavirus took her mother, infected Williams and left her unable to pay the rent. Now she fears the constable will put her and her family out of their New Orleans home when a federal eviction moratorium expires Dec. 31.