Center City Hotel Becoming Quarantine Site

Matt Petrillo reports.

DO WHAT IS BEST FOR THE HEALTHOF PHILADELPHIANS.WE HAVE LEARNED THAT CREWSARE SETTING UP A SITE INPHILADELPHIA TO QUARANTINEHOME LESS AND OTHERS WHOCANNOT SELF ISOLATION IN THEIRHOMES.MATT PETRILLO WAS FIRST TOREPORT THIS NEWS.HE IS LIVE TODAY IN CENTERCITY.MATT, PHILADELPHIA LEADERS SAYTHIS CITIES ONE OF THEIR TOPPRIORITIES.REPORTER: YES, THAT CITIESCURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT.IT WILL BE HERE AT THE HOLIDAYINN EXPRESS AT 13TH AND WALNUTSTREETS IN CENTER CITY.WE ARE TOLD HOTEL WILL BE AMAKESHIFT TREATMENT CENTER,AND TODAY WE HAVE FOUND CREWSGATHERING SUPPLIES FOR IT.HERE'S WHO WILL BE TREATED ALIMITED NUMBER HAVE PEOPLE WHOTEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19, ORCOME INTO CONTACT WITH SOMEONEWHO WAS POSITIVE, AND THEY AREEITHER HOME LESSOR CANNOT SELFISOLATE IN THEIR OWN HOMES.OFFICIALS SAY THAT THIS ALLREQUIRES A LOT OF STAFF.CITY IS WORKING ON THAN THATRIGHT NOW.CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE ALSOON BOARD WITH IT.OUR HOMELESS POPULATIONPEOPLE WHO ARE HOUSINGINSECURE HAS TO BE ONE OF THETOP PRIORITIES.THEY ARE ONE OF THE PEOPLEMOST VULNERABLE TO GET SICKANYWAY.WE DON'T WANT THEM TO GET SICKAND SPREAD IT BECAUSE THEYKNEW, THEY ARE HIGHLY MOBIL SOTHAT THEY CAN MOVE THROUGHOUTTHE CITY AND WHAT WE WANTIDEALLY IS TO GET THEM A SAFE,COMFORTABLE, WORK PLACE, ANDYOU CAN DO THAT AND SHOULD BEOUR TOP PRIORITY AS A CITYANYWAY BUT THIS PANDEMIC MAKESIT AN ABSOLUTE PRIORITY.REPORTER: NO WORD WHEN THATFACILITY IS GOING TO OPEN, BUTOFFICIALS WERE ASKED TODAYWHAT THEY WOULD DO IF SOMEONEWHO IS HOMELESS TESTS POSITIVEFOR COVID-19 AND REFUSESTREATMENT?WE HAVE THEIR ANSWER, COMINGUP, ON "EYEWITNESS NEWS" AT