San Diego's homeless population has been hit hardest by the highly contagious hepatitis A virus.
The outbreak, which began in November, has spread after vaccination and educational programs in the city failed to reduce the infection rate. The virus attacks the liver.
The public health declaration bolsters the county Health and Human Services Agency's ability to request state assistance to fund new sanitation measures. Areas with high concentrations of homeless people will receive dozens of portable hand-washing stations. Health workers will also use bleached-spiked water for power-washing contaminated surfaces.
Dr. Wilma Wooten, the San Diego Public Health Officer who signed the declaration into law on Friday, says the sanitation precautions are modeled after similar programs in other Southern California cities - including Los Angeles.
Also at Voice of San Diego, The San Diego Union-Tribune, and LA Times.
(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Monday September 04 2017, @07:52PM
Horseshit. Even East Village is crawling with cops and private security.
Much of the streets there are smattered with piss and feces, and one morning there was a dude jacking up (injecting heroin) in broad daylight. But bum-on-non-bum violence is exceedingly rare in all parts of San Diego.