But what happens to the homeless people of California?
In San Francisco there is around 8,000 homeless people and with them struggling to find a home or shelter to be in, they risk being exposed to the virus which for them has a high probability of being deadly.
Many of the city leaders are finding ways of getting the homeless people off the streets and into shelter. They have leased hotel rooms and trailers for them to quarantine in for those who have signs of the virus.
With an estimated of 108,000 homeless, we could see around 60,000 be infected with the virus in the next two months and the hospitals would struggle to keep up.
The overall plan for helping the homeless get off the street is to purchase 1,300 trailers, and is still talking about 51,000 hotel rooms as quarantine spaces. They have put in around $50 million to put this plan into action.
What we almost must recognize is those who may have not been homeless before the COVID-19 occurred but may potentially become homeless by the end of this pandemic. The economy is crashing and those who live from check to check might eventually not have the ability to pay for housing rent or even food to help support their family or even themselves.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very important issue because the homeless are very vulnerable. I think that this could be a great idea because it would give homeless places to stay, but it would also be difficult to give them all the supplies they need. Also they need to isolate themselves and make sure that they don't have it and are not spreading it.
ReplyDeletePrisons are also at extreme risk with the virus. Diseases could spread incredibly quickly in prisons, and staff are completely incapable of treating such an outbreak. Low-level and nonviolent offenders are being released, including the elderly, migrants, and those with little remaining on their sentence. Both prison staff and people in prison are at extreme risk. County jail populations have declined by 20%.
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