AdvertisementHomeless people in Las Vegas have been corralled into a disused parking lot and made to sleep less than six feet apart on the concrete after a resident at their shelter caught coronavirus. Last week a homeless man at the Catholic Charities' homeless shelter tested positive for Covid-19, forcing it to close and leaving 500 people without a place to sleep. The City of Las Vegas provided the vacant parking lot of Cashman Center on Saturday night. Last week a homeless man at the Catholic Charities' homeless shelter tested positive, forcing it to close and leaving 500 people without a place to sleep. Touro University medical students and physician assistant students volunteered at the parking lot over the weekend as the city authorities set up the temporary facility.

Source: Daily Mail March 30, 2020 11:32 UTC