Chicago to rent thousands of hotel rooms for coronavirus patients - Business Insider

Chicago will rent more than 1,000 empty hotel rooms as housing for those affected by the coronavirus, Chicago Mayor Lori LightfootThe rooms are intended to free up space in hospitals for patients in need of critical care.

"Beginning today, individuals who either have a COVID-19 diagnosis or who are awaiting test results, but who cannot safely return home and do not need hospital care can be transferred to downtown hotels rented by the City of Chicago," the Mayor's Press Office wrote in a . "This will ensure these individuals do not put unnecessary strain on local hospitals and healthcare workers and will free up beds needed for more seriously ill patients."Hotel One Sixty SixOccupants of the hotel rooms will be referred by the Chicago Department of Public Health, Ryan Ori and Lori Racklfor the Chicago Tribune.

According to the press release, hotel workers will be "properly trained" and will not directly interact with guests. Last week, Illinois, along with California and New York, became one of the first states in the US to issue a stay-at-home order to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The order wentThe mayor's office did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment on which additional Chicago hotels will be part of the patient housing program. Chicago is not the first city to look for alternative housing to relieve the burden on hospitals during the coronavirus outbreak.

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