B.C. healthcare workers have reportedly been sleeping in their cars to avoid bringing germs home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
It has prompted a flood of donations to a fund set up by the United Way of Greater Victoria in partnership with Accent Inns. “We were flooded with phone calls by people in the community that wanted to pay for these stays for these essential service workers,” Accent Inns spokesperson Trina Notman said.
Donations to the ‘Hotels for Front-line Workers’ fund now total over $30,000. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “That’s enough to pay for 500 rooms,” Notman said, noting they’ve reduced their rates to accommodate the special need during the pandemic.