Civic
Civic
San Francisco Public Press & KSFP, Mel Baker
SF grapples with containing spread of coronavirus among the unhoused
29 minutes Posted Mar 18, 2020 at 1:58 am.
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With the Bay Area under a shelter-in-place order because of the coronavirus pandemic, people are being asked to stay home. But for those without housing, that is difficult. San Francisco is implementing measures like installing public hand-washing stations and instructing people who are living on the streets to limit themselves to one person per tent. But certain plans are still unclear, and the situation is becoming increasingly urgent. Brian Howey has been covering the intersection of homelessness and the coronavirus pandemic for the Public Press. When he visited several hand-washing stations in the past few days, he found broken or missing equipment and supplies, and confusion about what the city’s policies will be and what resources are available.