Bunk
TUG Member
The governor declared a state of emergency on March 7. New York City appears to be allowing the homeless to sleep on the subways in the midst of this pandemic:
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/04/12/coronavirus-covid-19-homeless-new-york-city-subways-mta/
The subway is still being used by essential workers and others who have to get to work. This is obviously not a good situation and could very well have spread the Covid-19 virus.
There were warnings in the media a year ago about the failure to require the homeless to comply with health codes in the West Coast could lead to an epidemic:
www.theatlantic.com
Sounding Off: Dr. Drew on How LA's Homeless Problem Is a Public Health Emergency https://www.contagionlive.com/news/...homeless-problem-is-a-public-health-emergency via @Contagion_Live
Is your City enforcing social distancing rules against the homeless?
I'm not trying to issue a diatribe against the homeless, but I am disturbed by the failure of NY City to enforce rules that everyone is supposed to comply with. It may be that there is nothing the City can do, but I think that once this is over, there should be a discussion about how major cities have allowed this to fester.
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/04/12/coronavirus-covid-19-homeless-new-york-city-subways-mta/
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/04/12/coronavirus-covid-19-homeless-new-york-city-subways-mta/
The subway is still being used by essential workers and others who have to get to work. This is obviously not a good situation and could very well have spread the Covid-19 virus.
There were warnings in the media a year ago about the failure to require the homeless to comply with health codes in the West Coast could lead to an epidemic:
Medieval Diseases Are Infecting California’s Homeless
Typhus, tuberculosis, and other illnesses are spreading quickly through camps and shelters.
Is your City enforcing social distancing rules against the homeless?
I'm not trying to issue a diatribe against the homeless, but I am disturbed by the failure of NY City to enforce rules that everyone is supposed to comply with. It may be that there is nothing the City can do, but I think that once this is over, there should be a discussion about how major cities have allowed this to fester.
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/04/12/coronavirus-covid-19-homeless-new-york-city-subways-mta/
