FEMA will provide housing for residents considered a high risk to COVID-19 or people needing a place to safely quarantine. | Photo Courtesy of the Office of the Governor
FEMA will provide housing for residents considered a high risk to COVID-19 or people needing a place to safely quarantine. | Photo Courtesy of the Office of the Governor
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said on April 8 that FEMA approved alternate housing for individuals at a high risk of catching the coronavirus or for those who need a place to safely quarantine.
Any North Carolinian who is at a higher risk of contracting the virus or has unstable housing can stay in the approved FEMA housing, such as hotels, motels and dormitories, according to the Coastland Times's April 8 report. People who test positive, but don't require staying in a hospital can also stay in the approved housing as well as anyone exposed to COVID-19.
“North Carolinians without stable housing still need places to go if they have a mild case of COVID-19 or need to quarantine after being exposed to the virus," Cooper said in a statement. "These types of alternatives will help people who have no other safe options to self-isolate or social distance while we slow the spread of this virus."
North Carolina will work with local partners to supply more than 16,500 housing units for individuals in hotels, dormitories, trailers, motels and other facilities, according to the Coastland Times.
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