Isolation RVs Fill a Need for Homeless People During Pandemic
Options are limited for unhoused people awaiting test results, so one service agency has turned to motor homes.
Jen St. Denis is The Tyee’s Downtown Eastside reporter. Find her on Twitter @JenStDen. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative. SHARES PHS housing manager Duncan Higgon in an RV set up for COVID-19 isolation.
Photo by Jen St. Denis.
A Vancouver social service agency has bought two recreational vehicles to help people who are homeless or living in shelters to self-isolate while they wait for the result of COVID-19 tests.