Tulsa's mask mandate: How will it impact Tulsa's homeless population

Tulsa's mask mandate: How will it impact Tulsa's homeless population

AS NIGHT FALLS ON TULSA'SFIRST DAY OF A MANDATORYMASK POLICY... MANY TULSANSARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUTWHEN AND WHERE THEY HAVE TOWEAR A MASK.

IT'S ADIFFERENT CHALLENGE FORTHOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS...AND DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TOGET ONE... THOUGH THEY'REONE OF THE GROUPS MOSTTHREATENED BY THECORONAVIRUS.

OUR SIERRAPIZARRO WENT TO WORK TO FINDOUT HOW THE HOMELESS WILLMASK UP.THERE ARE ROUGHLY EIGHTHUNDRED PEOPLE WHO AREHOMELESSIN TULSA.

IT CAN BE COSTLYTO PROVIDE MASKS FOR THATMANY PEOPLE.

BUT THE CITYIS WORKING ON A SOLUTION.12:22:01;44 - 12:22:03;25Nats: working on truckMICHAEL FOWLER was born andraised in Tulsa.

12:25;17;55- 12:25;20;40 NATS: CARPASSING AN ARMY VETERAN JUSTTRYING TO GET BACK ON HISFEET.

12:22:32;20 -12:22:33;40 Nats: hammering12:19:57;46 - 12:20;10;20FOWLER: "I just try to do mybest to get to the next stepand, hopefully here soon,have a house and make it ahome." UNTIL THEN.12:18:37;08 - 12:18:39;05NATS: WORKING ON TRUCK THIS'78 G-M-C SIERRA CLASSICTAKES CARE OF HIM..12:17:45:34 - 12:17:47;55NATS: LAUGHS WITH A PLACE TOSLEEP.

12:22;49;26 -12:22;50;39 Nats: shuts doorTHEY SCRATCH EACH OTHER'SBACKS.

12:18:15;19 -12:18:18;35 FOWLER: "Now,that right there issomething I have to workon." 12:13:34;52 -12:13;38;02 FOWLER: "I had arotor mess up on my pickup."12:19:16;39 - 12:19:17;19NATS: TOOL AND WHILE FOWLERWORKS.

HE'S MASKED.12:15:20;05 - 12;15:25;09 "Ispray them with a littlelysol.

I be in my truck alot, instead of being out inthe public." FOWLER'SCOLLECTED A COUPLE OF MASKSTHAT HE REUSES WHEN HE HASTO.

BUT SOME WONDER.

WHATABOUT THE OTHERS?12:00:37;39 - 12:00:40;34REV.

STEVE WHITAKER, JOHN3:16, PRESIDENT "Where dothe masks come from for thehomeless?" REVEREND STEVEWHITAKER RUNS THE JOHN 3:16SHELTER.

THEY DISINFECT.DISTANCE.

AND SANITIZE.THOUGH.

PROVIDING MASKS ISANOTHER UNDERTAKING.12:03:38;49 - 12:03:46;14WHITAKER: "I can't evenimagine what disposablemasks would cost us betweennow and November." TULSA'SCOMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR SAYSTHEY'RE WORKINGON STREET OUTREACH TEAMSTHAT'LL DISTRIBUTE MASKS TOTULSANS with no homes.ADDING... THEY'LL RELEASEMORE INFORMATION SOON ON AMASK EXCHANGE PROGRAM --WHERE TULSANS EXPERIENCINGHOMELESSNESS CAN DROP OFFDIRTY CLOTH MASKS FOR NEWONES.

12:12;20;12 -12:12:26;56 MICHAEL FOWLER,TULSA RESIDENT "We have toreally take this seriouslyand mask up for each other."I CHECKED IN WITH OTHERTULSA SHELTERS.

THE DAYCENTER AND THE SALVATIONARMY HAVE OFFERED MASKS TOTHEIRCLIENTS SINCE THE EARLYSTAGES OF THE PANDEMIC.

I'MSIERRA PIZARRO.

2 WORKS FORYOU.THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENTREPORTED 628 NEW CASES