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Inside Philly’s coronavirus quarantine hotel for those with nowhere else to go

“It’s not being discussed as a healthcare facility, yet everyone has healthcare needs," a volunteer at the Holiday Inn quarantine site says.

The Holiday Inn Express at 13th and Walnut in Center City is barricaded on Saturday, March 28, 2020. The city turned the hotel into Philadelphia’s first coronavirus quarantine site, and has used it to house homeless people who test positive for the virus.
The Holiday Inn Express at 13th and Walnut in Center City is barricaded on Saturday, March 28, 2020. The city turned the hotel into Philadelphia’s first coronavirus quarantine site, and has used it to house homeless people who test positive for the virus.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer