Sacramento police last week continued to direct homeless campers downtown to relocate amid the coronavirus pandemic, despite warnings from federal health officials that moving such camps could accelerate the spread of the virus.
The disruptions in front of a mostly-shuttered City Hall and other parts of the city could prevent homeless who are showing symptoms of the virus that causes COVID-19 from getting tested and getting isolated shelter beds in order to prevent a spread among Sacramento’s vulnerable population, homeless activists say.
