London protects homeless people from COVID-19.

The office of London Mayor Sadiq Khan is partnering with Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) to reserve a large number of hotel rooms at discounted rates for the next 12 weeks. Over 300 rooms will be offered to homeless people to protect them from contracting the Covid-19 virus.

London city authorities have stated that homeless people often have underlying health problems, particularly respiratory illnesses. They also tend to be less likely to follow the advice from the UK Department for Health and Social Care to self-isolate, wash their hands frequently, and wear masks. Therefore, authorities hope that homeless people can self-isolate in their hotel rooms.

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan shared: "Homeless people already face many hardships in life, so I am determined to do everything I can to ensure that they, as well as all Londoners, are best protected."

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Petra Salva, director at the homeless charity St Mungo's, said their teams are working around the clock to support people during this "unprecedented crisis" caused by the Covid-19 virus. In addition, many London taxi drivers have volunteered to transport homeless people to hotels.

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Steve McNamara, General Secretary of the Taxi Drivers Association, said: "London taxi drivers are always there to help those in need. Taxis are the ideal vehicle for transporting people at risk of infection because they are designed to be easy to clean and disinfect, and also have a partition separating passengers from drivers."

However, some homeless people chose not to use hotel rooms and instead slept at Charing Cross station, making the city's disease prevention efforts more difficult.

Thành phố London thưa thớt người trong mùa bệnh dịch. — London was sparsely populated during the pandemic.

Meanwhile, due to the Covid-19 outbreak, many locals and tourists are seeking to avoid central London. On March 20th, Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered the closure of all restaurants, pubs, cafes, and entertainment venues. Now, if people want to go out to relax or have fun, they will head to the Southbank Cultural Centre or Richmond, Battersea, and Victoria parks.