Pandemic Planning in Homeless Shelters: A Pilot Study of a COVID-19 Testing and Support Program to Mitigate the Risk of COVID-19 Outbreaks in Congregate Settings.

Date of Review: June, 2020

Bodkin C, Mokashi V, Beal K, Wiwcharuk J, Lennox R, Guenter D, Smieja M, O’Shea T. Pandemic Planning in Homeless Shelters: A Pilot Study of a COVID-19 Testing and Support Program to Mitigate the Risk of COVID-19 Outbreaks in Congregate Settings. Clinical Infectious Disease. 2020. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa74

This report describes what a homeless shelter did to screen for COVID symptoms to prevent the spread of COVID-19.—Clare Petrie, NCEAS