County officials say they have few options as they try to quickly move people indoors amid fears that an outbreak among the homeless could further strain health systems.
to severe outcomes from coronavirus because of the advanced age, underlying health conditions and often weak immune systems of people who live on the streets.
“I will do everything in my power to secure this facility,” she said, adding that the homeless “don’t have a home to go to and self isolate. So they’re either out there on the street infecting others or we place them into a self isolation lockdown facility.” In a statement, Donald Ayres III, of Ayres Hotels, said the company had “weighed the decision very thoughtfully and decided our community would be better served by Ayres providing our buildings to help Orange County mitigate this current health crisis.” The other hotel that will be used by the county is in the city of Orange. The company stopped taking reservations for guests at the two hotels on March 31, the statement said.
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