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Skid Row’s first COVID-19 case
The crowded, unsanitary conditions on Skid Row are a breeding ground for disease. Now the area has its first confirmed case. A driver for the Union Rescue Mission has been hospitalized and is on a ventilator.
By Steve Chiotakis • • 25m ListenThe crowded, unsanitary conditions on Skid Row are a breeding ground for disease. Now the area has its first confirmed case. A driver for the Union Rescue Mission has been hospitalized and is on a ventilator. Eight people who have had direct contact with him have been quarantined off-site, and another 100 workers and residents are quarantined on the third floor of the homeless shelter.
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An employee of the Union Rescue became the first person on Skid Row to be diagnosed with COVID-19. He was picking up and delivering basic supplies like food and first aid equipment.
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