With few political champions and many vulnerabilities to the coronavirus, New York City’s homeless now run a risk of catastrophe. Reports last week documented 59 positive cases in shelters, and the first two deaths of shelter residents from Covid-19 were recorded Thursday and Friday. Social distancing? At one Bronx housing facility operated by the city, 45 homeless families share one microwave. New York City’s more than 62,000 homeless are perhaps more susceptible to the deadly
source https://therealdeal.com/2020/03/30/theres-no-plan-homeless-brace-for-coronavirus/
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