A senior government adviser says 'the virus doesn't discriminate', so help should continue while lockdown lasts.
And Mr Downie warned some local authorities were also readopting tests that rough sleepers seeking help normally have to go through - such as proving a local connection to the area or lawful immigration status.Nearly 15,000 people have been helped into accommodation since the virus took hold in the UK"The virus is still here and we haven't found a vaccine.
"The virus doesn't choose whether you're from Portugal or Kent, the virus doesn't discriminate on that basis. Until we're through that we've got to play by the book and make sure from a humanitarian perspective we're being sensible.She added that 14,600 people have been helped into accommodation so far - of whom between 5,000 and 7,000 were sleeping rough before the pandemic.
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