'Social distance is a luxury that the homeless can't afford,' said Shirley Raines, an activistwho helps provide services to homeless people on Skid Row in Los Angeles. 'There are 60,000 homeless people in L.A. that have nowhere to go.'
that have identified shelter residents who tested positive for the new coronavirus. According to the New York Department of Homeless Services, as of Sunday night, there were 17 coronavirus patients identified from 12 different shelters across the city. The overall number of homeless residents in New York in 2019 was 78,604, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
"We need to make sure homeless New Yorkers and the staff that care for them remain safe and healthy," Johnson said."We must make sure they have all they need to help flatten the curve." For some social distancing works, for the poor and homeless, getting food to eat doesn't always allow that as evidenced by the line for lunch at Sharing & Caring Hands, March 24, 2020, in Minneapolis.
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