The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved North Carolina's request for shelters that follow social distancing guidelines.
Governor Roy Cooper announced Wednesday that FEMA will help provide shelters for North Carolinians without stable housing who may need to quarantine or are at high-risk for severe illness from COVID-19.
The governor said in a news release that the state will work with local partners to provide more than 16,000 individual housing units in hotels, motels, dormitories, and other facilities. FEMA has agreed to pay 75 percent of the costs associated with the sheltering program, and the state will cover the remaining 25 percent.
The shelters will be available to people without stable housing who test positive for COVID-19 and need to be isolated but don't require hospitalization. Private rooms will also be earmarked for residents who have been exposed to the virus, and those in high-risk groups who require social distancing as a precautionary measure.
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