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The Bajan Reporter | POSITIVE CASE OF NOVEL CORONAVIRUS AT CITY HOMELESS SHELTER

by Bajan Reporter / February 10th, 2021 On Monday February 8th, the Barbados Alliance to End Homelessness ( BAEH) was informed that one of our clients tested positive for COVID-19. The BAEH immediately activated its COVID-19 protocols and closed down the building, in addition to alerting all of the relevant authorities and Ministries who we fall under. The Ministry of Health Team, Dr. Anton Best and the COVID Monitoring Unit arrived swiftly at the shelter and began the contact tracing and testing of all employees and clients in the shelter. All employees and clients are now awaiting results. Choosing to be safe rather than sorry, the

Advocate makes call for COVID-19 protection of street folk

January 26, 2021 The Barbados Alliance to End Homelessness (BAEH) has asked Government to consider removing the homeless from the streets with the recent confirmation that Barbados has community spread of COVID-19. The alliance has also suggested that the homeless be considered for early vaccination against the coronavirus. According to BAEH president Kemar Saffrey, the vulnerable group must be protected to ensure they do not unwittingly become spreaders of the virus given their exposure to the wider society. The authorities should first separate those with mental challenges, he suggested. Saffrey told Barbados TODAY: “What I think the Government needs to do is isolate those that have serious mental challenges, those that do not understand, that cannot fend for themselves or is in no position to understand their surroundings.  Government needs to take a step to isolate those persons either in the Psychiatric hospital or a school or something like that.

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