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Living 20 To A Room, NYC Homeless Face High Risk Of Coronavirus In Congregate Shelters
AdvertisementBernard Ward was so worried about the state of the homeless shelter he was living in during the COVID-19 outbreak that he began to clean it himself.“I was cleaning the dining hall after the meal was over,” the 61-year-old said. “I was taking out the garbage. I was mopping, sweeping for the safety of everybody.”Ward was staying in one of around 100 “congregate” shelters in the city -- facilities where residents share rooms and eat meals in communal areas. Residents of such shelters are considered particularly vulnerable to the new coronavirus because they live in such...…AdvertisementBernard Ward was so worried about the state of the homeless shelter he was living in during the COVID-19 outbreak that he began to clean it himself.“I was cleaning the dining hall after the meal was over,” the 61-year-old said. “I was taking out the garbage. I was mopping, sweeping for the safety of everybody.”Ward was staying in one of around 100 “congregate” shelters in the city -- facilities where residents share rooms and eat meals in communal areas. Residents of such shelters are considered particularly vulnerable to the new coronavirus because they live in such...WW…
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