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Winter Garden ministry launches coronavirus testing for homeless
WINTER GARDEN, Fla. Dozens of homeless individuals and their families lined up outside Matthews Hope in Winter Garden Tuesday as part of recent new testing made available to the under-served part of the community. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention says the homeless population is at risk of contracting the coronavirus. Im out here because Im a diabetic, so Im a risk - High risk, he said. Ive been trying to stay away from people wearing my mask, putting my gloves on when I need to and Ive been doing pretty good.Matthew's Hope began offering coronavirus testing a month ago. Billue added they have handed out around 15,000 medical masks so far, and plan to host another round of coronavirus testing in a couple of weeks.