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California rushes to prevent virus spread among the homeless

by Associated Press
| March 20, 2020 12:03 AM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Home to the largest homeless population in the country, California officials are rushing to get tens of thousands of people off the streets and into shelters and tents to slow the spread of the coronavirus among one of the most vulnerable and difficult-to-reach groups.

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