The rooms will be booked for the next 12 weeks.
1 / 2The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, announced on Saturday that the city will be booking 300 hotel rooms for the homeless in order to practice safe social distancing and self-isolation amid the coronavirus pandemic
Khan’s team worked with Intercontinental Hotels Group to block off the rooms in two of their London hotels for the next 12 weeks at a discounted rate. There was a trial period over the weekend for some of the homeless who are assisted by charities supported by the mayor and were moved into some of the hotel rooms.
“Rough sleepers already face difficult and uncertain lives and I’m determined to do all I can to ensure they, along with all Londoners, are given the best protection possible,” Khan said. “My heartfelt thanks go to InterContinental Hotels Group for stepping up and playing their part in helping protect rough sleepers during this difficult period.
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