Of 93 homeless who tested positive at big San Francisco shelter, NONE showed serious COVID-19 symptoms

[Mark Crispin Miller]

None of homeless who tested positive at big SF shelter showed serious coronavirus symptoms

Kevin Fagan April 16, 2020 Updated: April 16, 2020 11:11 p.m.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/None-of-homeless-who-tested-positive-at-big-SF-15206152.php

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A man sleeps beneath a lamp post outside the Multi-Service Center South homeless shelter, where a cluster of residents without symptoms tested positive for the coronavirus.Photo: Ben Margot / Associated Press

Folks stand in line outside Multi-Service Center South, located at 525 5th St., as they seek shelter for the night in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. Shot from the intersection of Fifth and Bryant at 6:45 PM, facing 525 5th St.Photo: Yalonda M. James / The Chronicle

None of the 93 homeless people who tested positive for the coronavirus in San Francisco’s largest shelter showed serious symptoms of the disease, lending urgency to the need for widespread public testing and emphasizing the importance of “contact investigations” the city is now ramping up.

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