Everything You Need to Know About How Coronavirus Is Impacting The Homeless During Lockdown

Donate now and help the homeless during Coronavirus You’ve probably read in the news about the government pledging to house rough sleepers during the Coronavirus crisis. But what does this actually mean and how does it work in practice? Doctors of the World have been working on the streets of London for the last six months and providing medical outreach and support to people who are street homeless. We spoke to Durga, our Mobile Clinic Coordinator and a GP, about the impact of Coronavirus and she answered some common questions. People who are street homeless have been offered rooms in hotels that have been procured by local authorities. The hotels are divided into floors for different groups. There is a floor for people with symptoms and who need to self-isolate. There are then floors for people with no symptoms and these are split between those with people with good general health and those with underlying conditions. Would we provide medical support in the hotels? Ideally, yes. However, we don’t currently have the funding, staff or volunteers. If money was no object then we would do this. The staffing and volunteer situation is hard, as there are such high demands on other parts of the health service. For example, Durga is also a GP and she is need at her surgery, as much as she would like to increase her hours at this time. We’re working to look at how we can solve this problem. If everyone was off the streets, then we would look to switc...
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