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Santa Clara County faced with 'alarming' spike in COVID-19 cases in nursing homes, homeless shelters

Original post made on Dec 4, 2020

Santa Clara County public health officials are warning of an "alarming" spike in COVID-19 cases among residents and staff in congregate settings in recent weeks, including a major surge in cases at one of the largest homeless shelters.

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Posted by Shwonder Sharikov
a resident of Barron Park
on Dec 4, 2020 at 8:13 am
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Let’s close restaurants, hair salons and playgrounds. Kill business. We need more customers for shelters.

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Posted by Lee Forrest
a resident of Crescent Park
on Dec 4, 2020 at 8:38 am
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Given the Covid-19 spike in homeless shelters due to close proximities & revolving door admittees, it would probably be safer for many of them (if in possession of...or provided with a tent & sleeping bag) to sequester off-site & distanced from the other facilitated homeless individuals...though some residents might complain of a proliferation of these temporary dwellings in their neighborhood parks.

Since everyone else will be under SIP mandates, the parks will be vacant during this timeframe & all that needs to be done is leave the restrooms open.

Law enforcement would also need to strategize their handling of this scenario... perhaps a possible assignment for the 'reserve' PD staff who are also sworn officers & ideally committed to an emergency extension of their 'community service' duties.

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