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By Amanda Clarke and Rahul Vanjani
A recent Journal article about the state’s COVID homeless response published on Dec. 6 ( Vile conditions at site for homeless, News) unfortunately did not consider the full scope of the state’s continuing efforts through an unprecedented public health crisis. COVID-19 has exacerbated all the challenges of an existing pandemic homelessness and yet not a single death has occurred in a homeless shelter or the quarantine and isolation facility as a result of COVID-19.
In March, the state’s Homeless Response Team set to work on two simultaneous goals keep the shelters supplied and as safe as possible and set up an alternative location to safely quarantine and isolate individuals without a home.