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COVID-19 Impacts on the DTES

Collected by: University of British Columbia

Archived since: Apr, 2020

Description:

A collection of of local news articles, government support options, and social policy websites documenting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES). Includes information regarding how COVID-19 has impacted drug and overdose prevention as well as homelessness.

Subject:   Spontaneous Events Government - Cities Science & Health

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Title: B.C. giving 3,500 smartphones to people on the street for COVID-19 information, connectivity

URL: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/smartphones-aid-access-for-vulnerable-1.5566195

Description: News article reporting on a provincial government initiative to distribute smartphones to vulnerable individuals living on the DTES in order to facilitate better access to information during the pandemic.

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Subject:   COVID-19 (Disease),  Homelessness ,  Downtown-Eastside (Vancouver, B.C.)

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