Modesto homeless shelter deals with COVID-19 outbreak

Kay Recede reports

FOX FORTY'S KAY RECEDESPOKE TO SHELTER STAFF ABOUTWHAT THEY'RE DOING TO TRY ANDSTOP THE SPREAD THERE.SANITATION SEPARATION INWEEKLY TESTING MAJOR HERALDLAW BOSS SAYS THESE ARE JUST AFEW OF THE FACTORS AT PLAY ATTHE BERRIEN HOMELESS SHELTERIN MODESTO NOW THAT AT LEAST25 MEN HAVE BEEN INFECTED WITHCOVID-19 CAN SAY THAT I FEELGOOD ABOUT HAVING COVID-19INSIDE OF OUR YOU KNOW LIVINGFACILITIES.

I'M NOT I'M NOT ISTHAT WORRIED NOT CLOSE AS 3MEN TESTED POSITIVE LAST WEEKAND HAVE BEEN MOVED BY THECOUNTY TO A MOTEL JUST THISWEEK, 22 MORE TESTED POSITIVEAND THEY ARE NOW IN ANISOLATED PART OF THE SHELTERISOLATION ROOM HAS ITSVENTILATION SYSTEM HAS ITS OWNBATHROOMS ITS OWN SHOWERSMAJOR SAYS SO FAR SYMPTOMSHAVE BEEN MILD, THERE'S ACOUPLE SMALL SYMPTOMS YOU KNOWWHAT I'M THE STUFFY NOSE OR ASCRATCHY THROAT STUFF LIKETHAT, BUT WE HAD NO HAVEANYONE ANYWHERE CLOSE TOHOSPITALIZATION MALVO SAYSALMOST 200 STAFF MEMBERS ANDCLIENTS WERE TESTED THE ONLYGROUP INFECTED.

OUR HOMELESSMEN, EVERYONE'S WEARING MASKSAGAIN WE'RE AND YOU KNOWSERVING MEALS SEPARATELY ANDAND DOING SMALLER.GROUPS DURING MEALS ON TOPOF THE SAFETY MEASURES INSIDETHE STATS AS THEY WORK TOENSURE EVERYONE'S SAFETYWHENEVER A CLIENT ASKED TOCONDUCT BUSINESS OUTSIDE WEHAVE A SIGN IN AND OUT PROCESSWHERE THEY.THEY LET US KNOW WHERETHEY'RE GOING HOW LONG THATMIGHT BE OUT AND WHEN THEYCOME BACK, THEY MAY PROVE THATWHERE THEY WENT TO MY BOSS ASHE DOES ANTICIPATE MORE CASES,BUT THEY ARE STAYINGOPTIMISTIC AND ARE CONFIDENTIN THE PLANS THEY HAVE INPLACE EXPECTED TO END YOU KNOWTHERE'S OTHER OTHER SHELTERSIN TOWN RIGHT NOW DEALING WITH