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Homeless Man Who Tested Positive For COVID-19 Released Back Onto Streets In U.S by newsgerian: 5:34pm On Mar 24, 2020 |
St. Joseph’s Medical Center said they followed guidelines put in place by the CDC and the Houston Health Department. HOUSTON — A homeless man who tested positive for COVID-19 was treated and released from St. Joseph’s Medical Center. He landed back on the streets of Houston. Harris County officials said it’s a situation they’re trying to prevent. There were homeless advocates who knew about the man and were working to get him a place to stay, but the hospital released him with nowhere to go. “It spreads so quickly, you look at the encampments that are all around town, you know one person gets it, they’re all going to get it,” said Tommy Thompson, CEO of Open Door Mission in east Houston. In this case, the homeless man was sent to the hospital last week and tested positive. “St. Joe’s had him in the ICU for several days and now he’s been released and unfortunately, they released him to the streets,” Thompson said. “We have been planning for a scenario where we have to house folks that test positive. Certainly the case at St. Joseph’s brought that to the forefront,” said Francisco Sanchez with the Harris County Office of Emergency Management..... more https://weighlit.com/homeless-man-who-tested-positive-for-covid-19-at-houston-hospital-released-back-onto-streets/
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Re: Homeless Man Who Tested Positive For COVID-19 Released Back Onto Streets In U.S by daddytime(m): 5:38pm On Mar 24, 2020 |
Even the U.S is getting overwhelmed. |
Re: Homeless Man Who Tested Positive For COVID-19 Released Back Onto Streets In U.S by Origin(f): 8:48pm On Mar 24, 2020 |
Are you saying he is positive and is now roaming the streets... Why would they release someone that was positive and where do they want him to self isolate.. And since he probably did not have health insurance did they even give him treatment at all ![]() 1 Like |
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