510 homeless people provided shelter: KL mayor thesundaily Covid19 coronavirus KualaLumpur NorHisham homeless Malaysia
KL mayor Datuk Nor Hisham Ahmad Dahlan visits the temporary settlement centre at Sentul Perdana community centre today. - BernamaSome 510 homeless people have now been homed in two transit and four community centres around the capital under a Kuala Lumpur City Hall mission to track them down and keep them safe while the Movement Control Order is in place.
“We will continue looking for them in the capital and saving them throughout the MCO. Some are in hiding to protect against Covid-19,” he told reporters after visiting the Sentul Perdana community centre today. He said placement is based on three categories: the healthy, those with a communicable disease, mental illness and drug abuse issues, as well as non-citizens.
Aside from this, 99 men are staying at the Jalan Pahang transit centre, and 43 men and women, including three children, are at Anjung Singgah, with both places run by Yayasan Kebajikan Negara.
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