A French homeless shelter adapts quickly, but not adequately to virus lockdown

in #corovirus5 years ago

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Social workers handling precarious populations have been forced to adapt quickly, often with little guidance and resources, to the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic. A receptionist at a reception centre in Normandy recounts his stressful days shortly after France went into a nationwide lockdown last month.

"We had to take drastic measures," explains Erwan* – a social worker, who prefers to remain anonymous – working in a shelter in France’s northern Normandy region. The emergency shelter provides homeless families with a warm place to spend the night, but these days, the coronavirus epidemic has forced Erwan and his colleagues to review and adapt their way of working.

https://www.france24.com/en/20200402-a-french-homeless-shelter-adapts-quickly-but-not-adequately-to-virus-lockdown-2-3