Characteristics of COVID-19 in Homeless Shelters
- 1 January 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American College of Physicians in Annals of Internal Medicine
- Vol. 174 (1), 42-49
- https://doi.org/10.7326/m20-3799
Abstract
Congregate living situations, such as homeless shelters, are high-risk settings for transmission of SARS-CoV-2 among residents and staff. This article describes findings from a study using active s... Visual Characteristics of COVID-19 in Homeless Shelters Congregate living situations, such as homeless shelters, are high-risk settings for transmission of SARS-CoV-2 among residents and s... Background: Homeless shelters are a high-risk setting for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission because of crowding and shared hygiene facilities. Objective: To ...This publication has 23 references indexed in Scilit:
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