James Merlino was unable to explain why the difference He dodged...

James Merlino was unable to explain why the difference
He dodged the question.

This government will not face the truth.
Al-Taqwa is of course Muslim; Westbourne is not.
The word muslim was not mentioned in the "interview"

I would say it is both a Muslim and socio-economic issue , a large proportion of Muslims are both poor and live in overcrowded conditions which would make virus transmission far harder to control .
Many also do not understand English and even their own written language die to high rates of illiteracy partly a result also of a low average IQ level for some sub minorities , so difficult for them to understand news related to the CCP virus .
Similar problem happening with minorities and disadvantaged people all over the world currently
Its not just a Muslim issue , there are Christian minorities that also are experiencing a high rate of infections , ie South Sudanese.