Denver’s Sweeps Of Homeless Camps Run Counter To COVID-19 Guidance

Plastic fencing and landscaping boulders replaced homeless campsites on this block in downtown Denver. Advocates for the homeless fear that displacing encampments risks spreading the coronavirus throughout the homeless community.

Cities continue to dismantle homeless encampments despite recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to hold off during the pandemic to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

(Image credit: Jakob Rodgers/Kaiser Health News)

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