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Teams Lend Expertise and Resources to Temporary Hospitals and Shelters
March 31st, 2020
二四六天天好彩资料 is working with state and local authorities to provide laundry capabilities for temporary hospitals and shelters across the country. In California, 二四六天天好彩资料 teams are installing washers and dryers at which will soon house members of the city鈥檚 homeless population who are particularly susceptible to COVID-19. 二四六天天好彩资料 is providing the equipment and service at no cost to the city and the machines will not require payment.
In a time when non-essential residents across the country are being asked to stay home, there are more than 5,000 homeless individuals in San Diego and several existing shelters do not meet social distancing requirements. The two facilities will provide shelter, access to medical professionals, and symptom screening and will be brought online in a phased approach, starting with Golden Hall.
鈥淲e are taking dramatic actions to help keep the coronavirus from spreading in the homeless community,鈥 said San Diego Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer. 鈥淭his is a new, coordinated, system-wide approach to serve homeless individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Convention Center is a centerpiece of San Diego鈥檚 economy. During this pandemic, it will be a centerpiece of our fight against the coronavirus.鈥
“Expanding sheltering capacity, access to medical professionals, monitoring for symptoms and information sharing best positions us to prevent the spread of coronavirus to our unsheltered neighbors,” he said.