As we experience the second lockdown this year it would be fair to say no. we are not all in the same pandemic boat the same as we are not born equal or live in a classless society.
Yes, only a handful of stores are allowed to open and schools, colleges and universities must remain open possibly adding to the potential spread of the virus but why then are homeless people not being better protected.
When the first lockdown was announced in March, many homeless people were accommodated in hotels and hostels not only saving countless lives but also preventing a spread of the virus into the local and wider communities As the cold winter weather begins to affect the most vulnerable people in our society shouldn’t we still be caring now about the homeless or was that strictly a one-off episode.
We constantly hear that this pandemic will force us to change and be more caring towards each other or is that just another sound bite of these times. Let’s make a change and begin on the streets, help the homeless charities more and make sleeping rough a thing of the past.
Yes, we cared about the homeless people in March and we should care as much today as well as tomorrow.
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