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A hotel in Vancouver is the city’s first private space converted into housing for the homeless because of COVID-19.

The hotel is among 21 sites announced Tuesday by the province to house the homeless and vulnerable people. Some of the 939 total spaces are reserved for the homeless who need to self-isolate and others who have COVID-19 and need a place to recover after being discharged from hospital.

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The province chose not to name the Vancouver hotel or any of the other hotels or motels converted into housing for the homeless.

Other new public sites for the homeless include 110 beds at North Surrey Recreation Centre, eight beds at Kalein Hospice Centre in Vernon and 70 beds at the Vernon Curling Club.

The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing said that “the names of hotels and motels have been excluded so that these facilities can operate privately and focus on helping people who need a safe place to self-isolate.”