Coronavirus: More than 4,000 hotel beds available for homeless in East Bay
(WorldNews Environment)

OAKLAND — More than 4,000 hotel and motel rooms have been identified throughout Alameda County as potential lodging for the homeless who show symptoms of the coronavirus as a way to help the individuals and prevent the disease from spreading. The Comfort Inn & Suites in Oakland — now called `Operation Comfort` — currently is sheltering five people staying who showed signs of the virus, said Laurie Cox, director of the county’s Social...