Local coalition helps coordinate alternative housing for healthcare workers fighting COVID-19

A new coalition is helping coordinate alternative housing for healthcare workers fighting COVID-19.

FOR MANY HEALTHCARE WORKERSFIGHTING COVID-19 THIS IS ADAILY ROUTINE DISINFECTINGTHEIR SHOES AND PUTTING THEIRCLOTHES DIRECTLY INTO THEWASHING MACHINE.

ALL STEPSTHEY TAKE TO PROTECT THOSEWAITING FOR THEM AT HOME -THEIR FAMILIES.

NAT :34-:42.-"HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT YOURFAMILY AT THE SAME TIME YOU'REWORRIED ABOUT YOUR DUTY TOYOUR PROFESSION AND TO YOURPATIENTS." THAT'S WHERE A (NEWLOCAL COALITION COMES INTOPLAY H-C-W HOSTED IS A GROUPCOORDINATING ALTERNATIVEHOUSING FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERSTHROUGHOUT TUCSON :42-1:02 -"THE HOUSING THAT IS BEINGOFFERED AND THAT WE'RE TRYINGTO PLACE IS FOR PEOPLE THATMAY NOT BE SYMPTOMATIC AT ALL,THEY MAY NOT BE SICK.

THEY ARECONCERNED THAT THEY AREBRINGING THIS DISEASE TO THEIRFAMILIES OR PEOPLE WHO MIGHTBE MIGHT GET SICK BUT THIS ISNOT FOR PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BEVERY SICK BECAUSE THOSE PEOPLEWOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF IN AHOSPITAL." THIS GROUP ALONGWITH OTHERS, LIKE VISIT TUCSONPUT TOGETHER A LIST OF 40HOTELS OFFERING REDUCED RATESFOR FRONT LINE WORKERS :18-:27- "WE CALLED EVERY HOTEL THATWE COULD FIND AND ASKED THEMWHAT THEY WERE AVAILABLE FOR,WHETHER THEY WERE CLOSE TO AHOSPITAL, THE CAPACITY THEYHAD." SOMETHING SIMILARHAPPENED OVER AT AIR B-N-B1:04-1:13 - "ONE OF THE IDEASTHAT CAME FROM CITIES, AS WELLAS OUR HOSTS IS TO PROVIDEHOUSING TO FRONT LINE WORKERS.MEDICAL WORKERS, DOCTORS,NURSES." SO FAR 15- HUNDREDHOSTS THROUGHOUT ARIZONA HASOFFERED THEIR EMPTY HOMES UPFOR HEALTHCARE WORKERSFIGHTING COVID019.

1:20-1:26 -"THIS IS A WAY TO HELP THOSEWHO ARE ON THE FRONT LINESTHAT ARE DOING SOME OF THEHARDEST WORK." TAG - IF YOU'REA HEALTHCARE WORKER WHO'D LIKETO GET ACCESS TO ALTERNATIVEHOUSING THROUGH H-C-W HOSTEDOR AIR B-N-B YOU CAN GO TO OURWEBSITE, KGUN NINE DOT COM TOLEARN HOW YOU CAN DO THAT.VERONICA ACOSTA KGUN NINE ONYOUR SIDE.HIGHS RETURN TO THE 80S TODAY,