One hundred forty 6 homeless persons checked positive for the coronavirus with no signs at the Pine Street Inn shelter in Boston, health officials say
The Pine Street Inn was following up a little cluster of cases last week and tested 397 people to discover that 146 were verified to have the deadly flu-like virus, likewise understood as COVID-19
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Dr. Jim O’Connell, president of Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, which brings medical care to the city’s shelters, said the discovery of such a high number of asymptomatic cases at the Pine Street Inn caught health authorities off guard.
Dr. Jim O’Connell, president of Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, which brings medical care to the city’s shelters, said the discovery of such a high number of asymptomatic cases at the Pine Street Inn captured health authorities off guard
As the CDC follows up, screening in the shelters will have to change, he said.
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