Tag: Covid-19 homeless

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Winter shelter for Kelowna homeless will run through summer

“Typically, many of the temporary shelters that we operate close at the end of March. However, given that we are still in the midst of a pandemic and there is a particularly large need for this space right now in Kelowna, we are extending operations at temporary shelters,” BC Housing said. https://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/news/article_cec6fc72-972b-11eb-a49d-c7e1f58ab517.html Continue reading Winter shelter for Kelowna homeless will run through summer

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COVID-19 pandemic magnifies challenges of being homeless: ‘Our people here are just trying to survive from day to day’

For many people in this tent city, B.C.’s fentanyl-poisoning overdose crisis, which has claimed far more lives than COVID, is of greater concern than the pandemic. https://vancouversun.com/news/postpandemic/pandemic-magnifies-challenges-of-being-homeless-our-people-here-are-just-trying-to-survive-from-day-to-day Continue reading COVID-19 pandemic magnifies challenges of being homeless: ‘Our people here are just trying to survive from day to day’

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Ontario’s homeless 5 times more likely to die of COVID-19, study finds

Following nearly 30,000 people with a recent history of homelessness over a six-month period, the researchers found that they were more likely to become infected with the novel coronavirus, be hospitalized, experience complications, and die.  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-s-homeless-5-times-more-likely-to-die-of-covid-19-study-finds-1.5869024 Continue reading Ontario’s homeless 5 times more likely to die of COVID-19, study finds