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City of Atlanta to Spend $1.5 Million to Combat Coronavirus Among Homeless Population

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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has ordered the City of Atlanta to spend an additional $1.5 million to address the coronavirus among the city’s homeless population.

According to the AJC, Bottoms said the additional funds, which were allocated through an executive order, would match a private philanthropic donation to shelter infected homeless people.

The money would go into testing, transporting, isolating, and sheltering homeless individuals who have contracted the virus.

The city has already pledged $1 million to assist the homeless population with COVID-19. “There is a critical need for the Atlanta community to step up to protect and provide for our most vulnerable populations,” the mayor said in a statement. “Our city is blessed with a

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