Homelessness and overcrowding expose us all to coronavirus. Here’s what we can do to stop the spread

Thu, 2 Apr 2020 06:41:46 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/homelessness-and-overcrowding-expose-us-all-to-coronavirus-heres-what-we-can-do-to-stop-the-spread-134378>

"Crowding is endemic in Indigenous communities. Poorly maintained and
inadequate dwelling conditions make the impacts of crowding worse.

Previous experience with swine flu – Influenza A (H1N1) – indicates
contagious disease outbreaks in Indigenous communities will be
catastrophic. After over a decade of making remote areas harder places
to be – as a result of cuts to housing and infrastructure allocations
and increased water insecurity – they are now expected to operate as
refuges.

Tertiary students, including international students, are also likely to
be living in overcrowded share houses and room-share rentals. These
arrangements already breach basic health and sanitation standards.

These problems aren’t due to a shortage of housing. Census data show the
number of unoccupied dwellings increased during the same period that
homelessness grew."

Cheers,
        *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net                   Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/             Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/                Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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