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Cities struggle to protect vulnerable homeless populations as coronavirus spreads

MARCH 23, 2020 | by Nitasha Tiku, Justin Moyer, Marissa Lang | THE WASHINGTON POST

By Marissa Lang, Justin Moyer and Nitasha Tiku, includes “… Shelter environments do not naturally lend themselves to social distancing behaviors, experts say. In some shelters, people share rooms and sleep in bunk beds. In others, mats line the floor of empty rooms to squeeze in as many people as possible during the cold winter months. Meals are served and consumed in large cafeterias. Recreation rooms, bathrooms and laundry facilities are shared. …”

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